Background and Aims: Confocal laser endomicroscopy (CLE) is a recent development that enables surface and subsurface imaging of living cells in vivo at 1000 magnification. The aims of the present study were to define confocal features of celiac disease (CD) and to evaluate the usefulness of the CLE in the diagnosis of CD in children in comparison to histology. Patients ... Read more

BACKGROUND: Chronic diarrhea is one of the most common causes of referral to a gastroenterology clinic. Chronic diarrhea may result from many different causes; celiac disease is one of them. Other important causes in our locality are infections such as TB and Giardiasis. AIM OF THE WORK: This work was planned to: 1- Determine the frequency of celiac disease, TB ... Read more