D-Xylose, fat load test and antigliadin antibody in children with coeliac disease.

Objective: To study the clinical pattern of coeliac disease in children living in the northwest coast of Libya, to investigate the sensitivity and specificity of D-Xylose, fat load test and antigliadin antibody and their correlation to each other and changes in jejunal biopsy.

Methods: A 4 year prospective study began in 1993. It includes all suspected coeliacs referred to our department for further evaluation.

Peak expiratory flow rate nomogram in Libyan schoolchildren.

The study aimed to develop a peak expiratory flow rate nomogram for Libyan children. Of 900 children randomly selected from four Tripoli primary schools, 670 (330 girls and 340 boys) with age range 4.5-14.

Bronchoconstrictor effect of exercise in healthy Libyan children in Tripoli.

To study the effects of short-term exercise on pulse rate and peak expiratory flow rate in healthy Libyan schoolchildren, 650 healthy students (330 boys, 320 girls) aged 4.5 years to 14.9 years were selected from four randomly chosen Tripoli primary schools.