Letter to the Editor
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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 14, 2023; 29(2): 410-412
Published online Jan 14, 2023. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v29.i2.410
Celiac disease screening in patients with cryptogenic cirrhosis
Janaina Luz Narciso-Schiavon, Leonardo Lucca Schiavon
Janaina Luz Narciso-Schiavon, Leonardo Lucca Schiavon, Gastroenterology Division, Internal Medicine Department, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianopolis 88040-900, SC, Brazil
Author contributions: Narciso-Schiavon JL and Schiavon LL designed the research; Narciso-Schiavon JL wrote the paper; and Schiavon LL reviewed the manuscript.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors report no relevant conflicts of interest for this article.
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Corresponding author: Janaina Luz Narciso-Schiavon, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Gastroenterology Division, Internal Medicine Department, Federal University of Santa Catarina, R Maria Flora Pasewang S/N, Florianopolis 88040-900, SC, Brazil. janaina.narciso@uol.com.br
Received: October 27, 2022
Peer-review started: October 27, 2022
First decision: November 26, 2022
Revised: November 26, 2022
Accepted: December 21, 2022
Article in press: December 21, 2022
Published online: January 14, 2023
Abstract

We write a letter to the editor commenting the article “Who to screen and how to screen for celiac disease”. We discuss the present literature on cirrhosis and celiac disease (CD) and recommend screening and treating CD in individuals with cryptogenic cirrhosis.

Keywords: Celiac disease, Liver cirrhosis, Liver failure, Aspartate aminotransferase, Alanine aminotransferase

Core Tip: We discuss reasons for recommendation of celiac disease screening in patients with cryptogenic cirrhosis.