Accession Number	<strong>00042737-200101000-00016</strong>.
Author	Mandal, Aditya; Mayberry, John
Institution	Gastrointestinal Research Unit, Leicester General Hospital, Leicester, UK
Title	Elemental diet in the treatment of refractory coeliac disease.[Report]
Source	European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology. 13(1):79-80, January 2001.
Abstract	A minority of patients with coeliac disease do not improve in spite of strictly adhering to gluten-free diet and are considered to have developed refractory disease. Such patients are usually treated with steroid and/or immunosuppressive agents but these are not without serious side effects. Herein, we present a patient with refractory coeliac disease in whom remarkable clinical and histological improvement was achieved on elemental diet. Elemental diet should be considered as a treatment option in such patients. (C) 2001 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Inc.