Recognising and Managing Refractory Coeliac Disease: A Tertiary Centre Experience

Recognising and Managing Refractory Coeliac Disease: A Tertiary Centre Experience

Refractory coeliac disease (RCD) is a rare complication of coeliac disease (CD) and involves malabsorption and villous atrophy despite adherence to a strict gluten-free diet (GFD) for at least 12 months in the absence of another cause. RCD is classified based on the T-cells in the intra-epithelial l...

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Main Authors: Ikram Nasr, Iman Nasr, Carl Beyers, Fuju Chang, Suzanne Donnelly, Paul J. Ciclitira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-12-01
Series:Nutrients
Subjects:
non-responsive coeliac disease (NRCD)
refractory coeliac disease (RCD)
gluten free diet (GFD)
enteropathy associated T-cell lymphoma (EATL)
ulcerative jejunitis
villous atrophy
T-cell receptor (TCR)
clonality
polymerase chain reaction (PCR)
intra-epithelial cell lymphocytes (IEL)
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/7/12/5506

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