Modified from: J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 2005; 40: 1-19. The decision to diagnose CD in a patient is important since the disease is life-long and people with CD have a higher risk of malignancy in adulthood if their adherence to a gluten-free diet is poor 43.
La decisión de calificar a un paciente de celíaco es relevante, ya que la enfermedad dura toda la vida y tiene mayor riesgo de malignización en la edad adulta, con una mala adherencia a la dieta libre de gluten 43.