Risk of vascular diseases in patients with dermatitis herpetiformis and coeliac disease: a long-term cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Dermatitis herpetiformis (DH) is a cutaneous manifestation of coeliac disease. Increased cardiovascular morbidity has been reported in coeliac disease, but in DH only little is known about this. In this cohort study with a long-term follow-up, the risk for vascular diseases in patients with dermatitis herpetiformis (DH) and coeliac disease was assessed.

Methods

The study consisted of 368 DH and 1072 coeliac disease patients with biopsy-proven diagnosis performed between 1966 and 2000. For each DH and coeliac disease patient three matched reference individuals were obtained from the population register. Data regarding all outpatient and inpatient treatment periods between 1970 and 2015 were reviewed for diagnostic codes of vascular diseases from the Care Register

SUBMITTER: Nilsson N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10308869 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature