Is the clinical pattern of pediatric celiac disease changing? A thirty-years real-life experience of an Italian center

• Published in: Italian journal of pediatrics Vol. 47; no. 1; p. 235
• Main Authors: Pedretti, Melissa, Sbravati, Francesca, Allegri, Davide, Labriola, Flavio, Lombardo, Virginia, Spisni, Enzo, Zarbo, Chiara, Alvisi, Patrizia
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central 14.12.2021; BMC
• Subjects: Abdominal Pain - epidemiology; Adolescent; Age; Age at diagnosis; Age Factors; Age groups; Anemia; Anemia - epidemiology; Celiac disease; Celiac Disease - diagnosis; Celiac Disease - epidemiology; Child; Child, Preschool; Children; Clinical pattern; Clinical trend over time; Constipation; Constipation - epidemiology; Dental enamel; Diagnosis; Diarrhea; Diarrhea - epidemiology; Failure to Thrive - epidemiology; Fainting; Female; Gastroenterology; Headaches; Humans; Italy - epidemiology; Male; Patients; Pediatric celiac disease; Pediatrics; Retrospective Studies; Risk factors; Trends; Variables; Vomiting; Italy; Clinical trend over time; Clinical pattern; Pediatric celiac disease; Age at diagnosis

Clinical presentation of pediatric celiac disease (CD) is heterogeneous and ever-evolving. Our aim is to highlight its changes throughout the years. Data about clinical presentation of CD in children diagnosed between 1990 and 2020 at the CD Center of Maggiore Hospital, Bologna, were collected. Pati...