Research Article
Risk Factors Associated with the Occurrence of Autoimmune Diseases in Adult Coeliac Patients
Table 2
Spectrum of autoimmune diseases observed in 91 adult patients with coeliac disease.
| | Number and percentages (%) of AD in 91 cases | Percentages of AD in all included CD patients |
| Endocrine diseases | 54 (59.3) | 15.8 | Autoimmune thyroid diseases | 44 (48.4) | 12.9 | Type I diabetes mellitus | 10 (11) | 2.9 |
| Dermatological diseases | 40 (44) | 11.7 | Psoriasis | 17 (18.7) | 4.9 | Dermatitis herpetiformis | 10 (11) | 2.9 | Alopecia areata | 7 (7.7) | 2 | Vitiligo | 4 (4.4) | 1.2 | Lichen sclerosus | 2 (2.2) | 0.6 |
| GI diseases | 3 (3.3) | 0.9 | Autoimmune hepatitis | 1 (1.1) | 0.3 | Inflammatory bowel diseases | 1 (1.1) | 0.3 | Pernicious anemia | 1 (1.1) | 0.3 |
| Rheumatological/connective tissue diseases | 4 (4.4) | 1.2 | Rheumatoid arthritis | 1 (1.1) | 0.3 | Spondyloarthritis | 1 (1.1) | 0.3 | Systemic lupus erythematosus | 1 (1.1) | 0.3 | Connettivitis | 1 (1.1) | 0.3 |
| Others | 2 (2.2) | 0.6 | Sarcoidosis | 1 (1.1) | 0.3 | Multiple sclerosis | 1 (1.1) | 0.3 |
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AD: autoimmune disease; CD: coeliac disease.
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