Change in frequency of coeliac disease (CD) between 1998 and 2004

Background: Coeliac disease (CD) is a relatively rare disorder. In many cases, the patients have no serious gastrointestinal symptoms and the condition is often diagnosed very late. Aim: To examine the numbers of new cases, the data on the onset of the symptoms and the new methods of diagnosis in each year from 1998 to 2004. Patients and methods: The documentation was analysed on all patients who were diagnosed via histopathological samples to have mucosal atrophy. Histological lesions were classified according to the Marsh classification. Results: The overall number of new cases in the investigated period was 1…