1Department of Quality Assurance, Delhi Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research, New Delhi, India
2Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Delhi Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research, New Delhi, India
International Journal of Celiac Disease.
2020,
Vol. 8 No. 1, 22-27
DOI: 10.12691/ijcd-8-1-4
Copyright © 2020 Science and Education PublishingCite this paper: Poornima Sharma, Shaik Khasimbi, Sharad Wakode. Celiac Disease and Its Clinical Manifestations.
International Journal of Celiac Disease. 2020; 8(1):22-27. doi: 10.12691/ijcd-8-1-4.
Correspondence to: Sharad Wakode, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Delhi Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research, New Delhi, India. Email:
sharadwakode@gmail.comAbstract
Celiac disease (CD) is associated with activation of the immune response toward specific protein commonly known as gluten, Which causes damage to the small finger-like projections called villi. Samuel was the first person who describes the disease in the year 1887. The given review article describes various factors which are associated with CD such as genetic factors, environmental factors and proteins. Chronic diarrhea, Hypochromic anemia, Short stature, Bone loss, Recurrent abortions, Hashimoto’s disease, etc are some common clinical manifestation. Along with clinical manifestations, we will also discuss the diet for the patients and treatment approaches.
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