Research Article

Prevalance of Celiac Disease in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Turkish Population

Table 2

The clinical characteristics of patients with celiac disease and IBD.

Gender/ageIBD type/involvementIBD duration/time between CD diagnosis and IBD diagnosis (years)TherapyAnti-TTG IGA (RU/ML)Anti-EMA IGA (dilution)Marsh scoreEndoscopic findings

Female/38CrD/distal colon involvement9/85-ASA, methyl prednisolone, AZA20.201/32-1/1003cBulbus and duodenum 2nd segment appear pale, edematous, atrophic, comb tooth appearance
Female/56CrD/terminal ileum11/115-ASA<21/10-1/323bNormal appearing duodenum
Female/77UC/distal colitis3/15-ASA55.871/320-1/10002Duodenum 2nd segment has comb sign
Female/31CrD/perianal fistula, colon involvement23/15-ASA, methyl prednisolone, azathioprine125.041/320-1/10003bDuodenum 2nd segment has comb tooth appearance

IBD: inflammatory bowel disease; CrD: Crohn’s disease; UC: ulcerative colitis; CD: celiac disease; 5-ASA: 5 acetyl salicylic acid; AZA: azathioprine; RU/ML: relative unit/millilitre; anti-TTG: anti-tissue transglutaminase; anti-EMA: antiendomysium.