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Wheat-Related Disorders in Children: A 360-Degree View
Michele Fingerle1, Sebastiano Salaorni1, Angelo Pietrobelli1
1Pediatric Unit, Department of Surgical Sciences, Dentistry, Gynecology and Pediatrics, University of Verona, 37126 Verona, Italy.
Abstract:
Immunological illnesses related to wheat represent an epidemiologically relevant phenomenon at a pediatric age. The term "Wheat-related disorders" involves a spectrum of diseases: celiac disease, IgE-mediated wheat allergy, non-IgE mediated wheat allergy, wheat-related eosinophilic esophagitis, and non-celiac gluten sensitivity. Their pathogenesis is different. At the same time, wheat represents their common point. This article aims to the state-of-the-art and new clinical evidence in pediatric age.
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