Objective: To investigate the incidence, prevalence and the long-term outcome of autoimmune enteropathy in Sweden.
Material And Methods: In 2002 a questionnaire was sent to all paediatric departments in Sweden asking them to report all known cases of this condition from the period 1985-2002.
Results: The response rate was 92%. Five patients were reported and 3 were included in the study. Only one patient fulfilled all the diagnostic criteria and two were considered as possible cases of autoimmune enteropathy. The incidence was 0.06 to 0.12 x 10(-5) and the prevalence was 0.05 to 0.10 x 10(-5) for children aged 0-16 years. At the end of the study period all 3 patients were still alive. Two boys were receiving immunosuppressive treatment and one girl was in remission and functioning well on a gluten-free diet only. One of the patients had adrenalitis. This combination has not been reported previously in autoimmune enteropathy.
Conclusions: Autoimmune enteropathy in its severe forms is a rare disease in Sweden. None of the patients reported died during the study period. Comparative studies are difficult as different diagnostic criteria are used to diagnose this disease.
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