GI Flashcards
1
Q
What are the blood tests to test for coeliac disease?
A
NICE also advises that IgA and IgA tTG antibody testing is the first line test of choice.
2
Q
What condition is dermatitis herpetiformis (a vesicular, pruritic skin eruption) associated with?
A
Coeliac disease
3
Q
How is diagnosis of coeliac disease made?
A
Immunology and jejunal biopsy. Villous atrophy and immunology normally reverses on a gluten-free diet.
4
Q
What is seen on the jejunal biopsy in patients with coeliac?
A
villous atrophy
crypt hyperplasia
increase in intraepithelial lymphocytes
lamina propria infiltration with lymphocytes
