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Main description:
Remarkable progress has been made in our knowledge of celiac disease, yet the diagnosis is often overlooked. The practical challenge for healthcare professionals is to identify the disease and offer patients a gluten-free diet that will restore most to full health and help to prevent further complications.
This comprehensively revised second edition of Fast Facts: Celiac Disease, written by three international experts, considers:
- Celiac disease in all its forms - typical, atypical, silent, potential and latent
- Gluten sensitivity, genetic risk and predisposing physiological abnormalities
- The variable presentation of disease in both adults and children
- Associated immune disorders
- The puzzle of diagnosis, solved by clinical, serological, histological and genetic investigation
- Troublesome, and sometimes life-threatening, non-malignant complications
- The close links between celiac disease and dermatitis herpetiformis
- The risk of malignancy, its treatment and prognosis
- Management with a gluten-free diet, and the emotional and social implications of the diet
- Potential new therapies
Highly readable with informative illustrations, Fast Facts: Celiac Disease provides an up-to-date account of this common yet easily missed condition. It is an excellent clinical resource for the primary care team, gastroenterologists in training and anyone who wants to know more about this challenging disease.
Contents:
Definition
Epidemiology
Pathophysiology
Clinical manifestations
Diagnosis
Non-malignant complications
Dermatitis herpetiformis
Malignant complications
Management
Future trends
PRODUCT DETAILS
Publisher: Health Press
Publication date: August, 2009
Pages: 128
Weight: 652g
Availability: Not available (reason unspecified)
Subcategories: Gastroenterology
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