Abstract Title:

[Celiac disease and abortion: focusing on a possible relationship].

Abstract Source:

Recenti Prog Med. 2000 Feb;91(2):72-5. PMID: 10748651

Abstract Author(s):

P Caramaschi, D Biasi, A Carletto, M Randon, M L Pacor, L M Bambara

Article Affiliation:

Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Sperimentale, Università, Verona.

Abstract:

Celiac disease represents one of the most frequent chronic inflammatory diseases. In Italy the prevalence among school-age population has been calculated in 1:180 subjects. Along with typical forms of the disease characterized by overt symptoms and signs of malabsorption, many cases are undiagnosed because they are subclinical, atypical or even symptomless. In adults, the disease may present with infertility; in particular celiac disease may be responsible of multiple abortions. These manifestations, whose pathogenesis is unknown, are not related to the severity of the disease; the gluten-free diet strongly ameliorates the fertility. In this paper we have focused the connection between abortion and celiac disease. A better knowledge of this relationship may lead to correctly diagnose and consequently to treat the cause of some cases of abortion, previously labelled as cases of unidentified origin.

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