Abstract

BRIZUELA LABRADA., Oleydis; VILLADONIGA REYES., Carmen; SANTISTEBAN SANCHEZ., Hugo Norge  and  SOLER OTERO., José Antonio. Celiac disease in adulto. A challenge in the new millennium. Multimed [online]. 2020, vol.24, n.4, pp.949-968.  Epub July 10, 2020. ISSN 1028-4818.

Celiac disease is an autoimmune condition caused by permanent food intolerance to gluten and genetic prolamins. One of the problems of this disease in the adult is the infra diagnosis, since for each case diagnosed there is an average of five cases without diagnosis, due to the atypical, minimal, or even absent symptomatology. Therefore, a review of the subject is carried out with the objective of describing celiac disease in adults and providing elements for diagnosis in patients with suggestive symptoms. To obtain the information, a search was made in bibliographic databases of scientific literature of the VHL of Cuba as PubMed / Medline and Lilacs. Some sources of information available in full text such as Clinical Key, Cochrane Library, Ebsco and SciELO Cuba were also consulted. An internet search was also carried out on portals of institutions of recognized prestige in the healthcare field such as the World Gastroenterolog and Organization, National Institute of Gastroenterology of Cuba, official documents of the World Health Organization, among others and the conclusion was reached that Celiac Disease requires a high index of clinical suspicion, The diagnosis must be based on the presence of any or several symptoms related to intestinal involvement or any of the associated organs or systems, in Cuba there are epidemiological data of the disease in adults, so it is necessary to implement a protocol for the diagnosis of these patients, because the delay or absence in the diagnosis has consequences for the health of the individual.

Keywords : Celiac disease; Adult, Gluten Enteropathy.

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