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Kennedy Forest1, Rafia Irfan Waheed1, Joseph Schowalter2
1Internal Medicine Residency Program, University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine.
Abstract:
Celiac disease is an immune-mediated enteropathy in response to dietary gluten causing malabsorption and a multitude of systemic changes. Although referral to a gastroenterologist is recommended, a primary care physician plays a crucial role in the recognition, diagnosis, and management of this condition. Systemic manifestations outside of the traditionally recognized gastrointestinal signs should prompt a primary care physician to begin the initial work up of this common gastrointestinal disease.
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