Giugno 2008 - Volume XXVII - numero 6
Focus
1Divisione di Pediatria e Neonatologia, Ospedale S. Maria della Scaletta, Imola
2Scuola di Specializzazione in Pediatria, Policlinico Universitario S. Orsola-Malpigh, Bologna
3Dottorato di Ricerca in Medicina Materno-Infantile e dell’Età Evolutiva, Università di Bologna
4Direzione Sanitaria, Ospedale S. Maria della Scaletta, Imola
Key words: Coeliac disease, Rapid test, Screening, Case finding
The Authors report an epidemiologic prospective screening study that aimed at evaluating the clinical prevalence of coeliac disease in Emilia Romagna region using the rapid test for coeliac disease (Eu-tTG Quick). 4,414 asymptomatic patients, recruited in the elementary schools of the region, were involved in the study. So far, data regarding 1,074 patients are available. The Authors discuss the usefulness of the rapid coeliac test in identifying asymptomatic patients and the organization issue that arose during the study. Giving the high number of asymptomatic patients, the Authors suggest that a screening approach should be preferred to the case finding in coeliac disease.
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