Adult autoimmune enteropathy

Table 1 Comparison of celiac disease and autoimmune enteropathy in adults

	Celiac disease	Autoimmune enteropathy
Diarrhea	Responds to gluten-free diet	No response to diet therapy
Endoscopic and microscopic changes	Not specific, responds to gluten-free diet	Not specific, similar to celiac disease (pre-gluten-free diet)
Gastric and colon microscopic changes	May be abnormal	May be abnormal
Ages reported	All ages	All ages, mainly children
Autoimmune phenomena	Present	Present
TTG antibodies	Usually present	Present in 30% or more
Prognosis	Good with gluten-free diet	Unknown, anecdotal results