Antibody negative coeliac disease presenting in elderly people—an easily missed diagnosis

BMJ

Volumn 330, Issue 7494, 2005, Pages 775-

  Sanders, David S ^a   Hurlstone, David P ^a   Mcalindon, Mark E ^a   Hadjivassiliou, Marios ^a   Cross, simon S ^a   Wild, Graeme ^a   Atkins, Christopher J ^b  

^a ROYAL HALLAMSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Greystones Medical Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENDOMYSIUM ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; PROTEIN GLUTAMINE GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE ANTIBODY; ANTIBODY;

AGED; CASE REPORT; CELIAC DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLON BIOPSY; DEFECATION DISORDER; DETERIORATION; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DUODENUM BIOPSY; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; GASTROSCOPY; GLUTEN FREE DIET; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOASSAY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; ESOPHAGUS; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; IMMUNOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY;

AGED; ANTIBODIES; BIOPSY; CELIAC DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; ESOPHAGUS; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 16444377784     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.330.7494.775     Document Type: Article

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