Coeliac disease in Croatia Zrinjka Mišak Referral Center for Paediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition Children’s Hospital Zagreb
CD in Croatia Croatia – 4,3 mil inhabitants Zagreb – near 1 mil Zagreb Rijeka Split Osijek 4 university medical centres
CD in Croatia Children’s Hospital Zagreb Referral Center for Paediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition Ongoing studies: PreventCD Chromosomal abberations
Epidemiology of CD in Croatia Incidence of clinically recognized CD pts 1:519 (Matek et al, Coll Antropol 1999) Screening: 1:461 (Jungvirth et al, Acta Med Croat 2001) Zagreb Rijeka Split Osijek
Clinical picture of CD in Croatia Majority of patients (70%) younger than 2 y of age classical clinical picture
Clinical picture of CD in Croatia
CD in Croatia After the diagnosis 10 kg of gluten free flour per month free of charges (covered by the health insurance) Mother of a patient can prolong a maternity leave up to 3 y of age
CD in Croatia - Problems The exact number of diagnosed pts unknown (no registry) Several societies - not collaborating well Awareness of the problem is low