Behçet's disease and celiac disease : is there a controversial link ?
| Journal | Volume 71 - 2008 |
| Issue | Fasc.2 - Letters |
| Author(s) | Dr. Levent Filik |
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| Ankara Teaching and Research Hospital, Division of Gastroenterology, Ankara, Turkey. |
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A large number of diseases have been reported to be associated with celiac disease, many with a probable immunological pathogenesis (1). Behçet's disease and celiac disease have the common feature of oral ulcer (1- 3). In the literature, association between these two dis- eases is suggested and serological screening is advised for diagnosis of asymptomatic patients in a study group of 11 patients (4). On the other hand, another author reported absence of linkage between these two diseases in 52 patients with Behçet's disease (1). |
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