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Digestive Diseases News
Spring/Summer 2009

Additional Resources

New Publications

Photograph of “Dermatitis Herpetiformis: Skin Manifestations of Celiac Disease,” a publication in the National Institutes of Health Celiac Disease Awareness Campaign’s Provider Points Series.

Dermatitis Herpetiformis: Skin Manifestation of Celiac Disease—the first in the National Institutes of Health Celiac Disease Awareness Campaign’s new Provider Points Series—is now available for download at www.celiac.nih.gov.

This concise fact sheet summarizes information about dermatitis herpetiformis, a blistering skin rash associated with celiac disease. The fact sheet briefly describes symptoms, causes, diagnosis, and treatment and provides photographs to illustrate the classic presentation of dermatitis herpetiformis.

The next Provider Points fact sheet will describe available serologic and genetic tests used to evaluate patients who may be candidates for biopsy, the gold standard for celiac disease diagnosis.

The Provider Points Series is designed to aid primary care physicians in recognizing the symptoms and complications of celiac disease. Most health care professionals must choose among multiple sources of information to keep up to date about the myriad conditions they see in their practices. The series allows health care providers to access essential information in a concise and practical format. Additional planned topics in the Provider Points Series include celiac disease in children and the relationship of celiac disease to other autoimmune disorders.

Updated Easy-to-Read Booklets

Photograph of the updated National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases easy-to-read booklets “What I need to know about Constipation,” “What I need to know About Hepatitis A,” “What I need to know about Hepatitis B,” “What I need to know about Hepatitis C,” and “The Digestive Diseases Dictionary.”

The National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse (NDDIC) has updated the following easy-to-read booklets:

The Digestive Diseases Dictionary
What I need to know about Constipation
What I need to know about Hepatitis A
What I need to know about Hepatitis B
What I need to know about Hepatitis C

These publications are available at www.digestive.niddk.nih.gov.

Updated Fact Sheets

Photograph of the updated National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases fact sheets “Upper GI Endoscopy,” “Liver Biopsy,” “Short Bowel Syndrome,” and “Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome.”

The NDDIC has updated the following fact sheets:

Bowel Diversion Surgeries: Ileostomy, Colostomy, Ileoanal Reservoir, and Continent Ileostomy
Lactose Intolerance
Liver Biopsy
Short Bowel Syndrome
Upper GI Endoscopy
Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome

These publications are available at www.digestive.niddk.nih.gov.

National Institutes of Health Resources

Photograph of the National Institute on Aging publication “Talking With Your Doctor” and the Spanish-language version “Conversando con su médico: Consejos para lograr una buena comunicación entre las personas de la tercera edad y su doctor.”

The following publication is available from the National Institute on Aging:

Talking With Your Doctor: A Guide for Older People (also available in Spanish: Conversando con su médico: Consejos para lograr una buena comunicación entre las personas de la tercera edad y su doctor)

This publication is available at www.nia.nih.gov/HealthInformation/Publications/TalkingWithYourDoctor.

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