ABSTRACT
Physicians have been aware for centuries of a clinical condition that was probably celiac disease. The word celiac is derived from a Greek word meaning “belonging to the belly” and it is claimed to have rst been used for a medical condition by Aretaeus from Cappadocia (now part of modern Turkey) who practiced in Rome in the second century ad. However, the rst accurate description was published in
6.1 Introduction and History ................................................................................ 91 6.2 Epidemiology ..................................................................................................92 6.3 Small Intestinal Pathology in Celiac Disease .................................................94 6.4 Pathogenesis of Celiac Disease.......................................................................96
