Coeliac disease ( /ˈsiːli.æk/; spelled celiac disease in North America and often celiac sprue) is an autoimmune disorder of the small intestine that occurs in genetically predisposed people of all ages from middle infancy onward. Symptoms include chronic diarrhoea, failure to thrive (in children), and fatigue, but these may be absent, and symptoms in other organ systems have been described.
A growing portion of diagnoses are being made in asympto...
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Parent Disease:
- Gastrointestinal Disorders ,
- Autoimmune Disease ,
- Genetic disorder ,
- Malabsorption syndrome ,
- Nutrition disorder
Associated medical specialties:
Also known as:
- cœliac diseas,
- Celiac Disease,
- Celiac,
- Celiac sprue,
- Gluten enteropathy,
- Endemic sprue,
- Gluten intolerance,
- Non-tropical sprue,
- Gluten-sensitive enteropathy,
- Nontropical sprue,
- Gluten sensitivity,
- Coeliac disorder
