All disease begins in the gut: Celiac disease co-existence with SLE

Smoking and obesity in systemic lupus erythematosus: a cross‐sectional study

“…These diagnoses were extracted from the Clalit Health Services chronic diseases registry, in the same fashion as SLE diagnosis, based on data from hospital and primary care physicians’ reports. The validity of diagnoses in the registry was previously found to be high .…”

Coexistent malignant conditions in rheumatoid arthritis - A population-based cross-sectional study

“…The CHS perform the process of validation by logistic checks (such as comparing diagnoses from various sources) and by direct validation of the diagnoses by the treating physicians of each patient. The validity of the diagnoses in the registry was shown to be of high standard in previous studies we completed . We did not omit patients who developed different comorbidities from the analysis.…”

“…The validity of the diagnoses in the registry was shown to be of high standard in previous studies we completed. [16][17][18][19][20][21][22] We did not omit patients who developed different comorbidities from the analysis.…”

Extraintestinal Manifestations of Celiac Disease: Early Detection for Better Long-Term Outcomes

“…Differential diagnosis is challenging and includes, for example, growing pains in children and variable musculoskeletal complaints and arthrosis in adults. Once again, it should be remembered that celiac disease is associated with many autoimmune conditions, including rheumatologic diseases such as Sjögren’s syndrome [ 53 ], juvenile rheumatoid/idiopathic arthritis [ 54 ], and systemic lupus erythematosus [ 55 ]. At present, the pathogenesis of the joint symptoms in celiac disease remains entirely speculative.…”