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. 2021 Feb;19(2):391-393.
doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2020.10.009. Epub 2020 Oct 12.

The Risk of Contracting COVID-19 Is Not Increased in Patients With Celiac Disease

Jamie Zhen  1 , Juan Pablo Stefanolo  2 , Maria de la Paz Temprano  2 , Sebastian Tedesco  1 , Caroline Seiler  1 , Alberto Fernandez Caminero  1 , Enrique de-Madaria  3 , Miguel Montoro Huguet  4 , Santiago Vivas  5 , Sonia Isabel Niveloni  2 , Premysl Bercik  1 , Edgardo Smecuol  2 , Luis Uscanga  6 , Elena Trucco  7 , Virginia Lopez  7 , Carolina Olano  7 , Pasquale Mansueto  8 , Antonio Carroccio  8 , Peter H R Green  9 , Andrew Day  10 , Jason Tye-Din  11 , Julio Cesar Bai  2 , Carolina Ciacci  12 , Elena F Verdu  1 , Benjamin Lebwohl  9 , Maria Ines Pinto-Sanchez  13
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The Risk of Contracting COVID-19 Is Not Increased in Patients With Celiac Disease

Jamie Zhen et al. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2021 Feb.

Abstract

The World Health Organization declared coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) a global pandemic in March 2020. Since then, there are more than 34 million cases of COVID-19 leading to more than 1 million deaths worldwide. Numerous studies suggest that celiac disease (CeD), a chronic immune-mediated gastrointestinal condition triggered by gluten, is associated with an increased risk of respiratory infections.1-3 However, how it relates to the risk of COVID-19 is unknown. To address this gap, we conducted a cross-sectional study to evaluate whether patients with self-reported CeD are at an increased risk of contracting COVID-19.

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  • Prevalence of COVID-19 in Italian Children With Celiac Disease: A Cross-Sectional Study.
    Lionetti E, Fabbrizi A, Catassi C. Lionetti E, et al. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2021 May;19(5):1075. doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2020.11.035. Epub 2020 Dec 3. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2021. PMID: 33279773 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
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    Pinto-Sanchez MI, Verdu EF. Pinto-Sanchez MI, et al. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2021 Jul;19(7):1511. doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2020.12.027. Epub 2020 Dec 24. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2021. PMID: 33359729 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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