9164. Endomysium, IgA antibodies (method IFT)
Description
Celiac disease is an autoimmune disease that affects the epithelium of the small intestine because of the reaction of the immune system to dietary gluten (cereal protein).
Symptoms of the disease: diarrhea, weight loss, excretion of fat with feces, iron deficiency anemia, skin rash, drowsiness, flatulence.
This is a test for the accurate diagnosis of celiac disease in the presence of symptoms with a normal level of total IgA for the control of a gluten-free diet, the diagnosis of dermatitis herpetiformis.
In the complex, it is possible to prescribe the test for total IgA, IgA to tissue transglutaminase.
When and who needs the test?
- diagnosis of dermatitis herpetiformis and celiac disease;
- monitoring adherence to a gluten-free diet in patients with dermatitis herpetiformis and celiac disease;
- due to the high specificity of antibodies to endomysium during the diagnosis of celiac disease, the test avoids several small samples of intestinal biopsy to confirm the diagnosis. It plays a particularly significant role in pediatric practice for assessing developmental delay in children.
Biological material
- Venous blood
Preparing for a blood test
In order to exclude factors that may affect the test results, we recommend to follow the preparation rules:
- an important condition for laboratory tests is to take blood on an empty stomach.
- 6-12 hours before the test, you should avoid eating, drinking alcohol, smoking, and limit physical activity. Drinking...