Gluten-free diet and autoimmune thyroiditis in patients with celiac disease. A prospective controlled study.

摘要: Abstract Objective. Early diagnosis and dietary treatment with a gluten-free diet might slow down the progression of associated autoimmune diseases in celiac disease, but data are contradictory. We investigated course thyroid newly diagnosed disease patients before after treatment. Material methods. Twenty-seven consecutive adults were at time 1 year on diet. Earlier subclinical recorded examined. Thyroid gland volume echogenicity measured by ultrasound. Autoantibodies against thyroiditis, function tests determined. For comparison, 27 non-celiac controls normal gluten-containing Results. At diagnosis, had more manifest (n = 7) or 3) than (10/27 vs. ...