Is the clinical pattern of pediatric celiac disease changing? A thirty-years real-life experience of an Italian center.
Melissa PedrettiFrancesca SbravatiDavide AllegriFlavio LabriolaVirginia LombardoEnzo SpisniChiara ZarboPatrizia AlvisiPublished in: Italian journal of pediatrics (2021)
Changes in clinical presentation of CD have occurred in the last 30 years. We observe a reduction of severe and classic gastroenterologic symptoms and a rise of atypical ones, together with a growth of serological screenings and higher age at diagnosis. Awareness about CD clinical trends is crucial for a proper approach and early diagnosis.