Table 3. APC Classification for Celiac Disease.
Age at diagnosis | A1: <18 yr of age |
A2: ≥18 yr of age | |
Presentation | P1: Classical. Chronic diarrhea, failure to thrive, malnutrition or malabsorption syndrome |
P2: Non-classical. Lack of features included in classical disease. Presentation with extraintestinal medical conditions like unexplained iron deficiency anemia, osteoporosis, short stature, infertility, cryptogenic liver disease, dermatitis herpetiformis, neurological disorders etc | |
P3: Asymptomatic | |
Complications | C0: None |
C1: Present. Complications like refractory sprue, ulcerative jejunoileitis, celiac crisis or malignancy |
APC, age at diagnosis, presentation and complications.