Epidemiologic and therapeutic aspects of refractory coeliac disease

The journal Danish Medical Journal has published a review regarding the refractory coeliac disease. Refractory coeliac disease (RCD) is a rare and severe malabsorptive disease. A systematic literature search was performed in 18 databases, and 122 records were identified. Among coeliac disease patients, the cumulative incidence of RCD is 1-4% per ten-year period and the prevalence is 0.31-0.38%. In the general population, the prevalence of RCD is 0.002%. The full-text rewiel you can find here.