Gluten sensitive enteropathy, also known as celiac disease, is an autoimmune inflammatory disease affecting the small intestine, so I think it is organ specific autoimmune disease; however, the clinical features are diverse. I searched in internet to know if it is organ specific or non-organ specific disease but I could not find an answer.
Very clear the answer. It is a Systemic Autoimmune Disease because can be affected several organs simultaneously or later in the evolution.
It is the only systemic autoimmune disease whose etiology is very well defined only by the gluten
I agree with Professor Rodrigo.
According to my experience, however, I can say that it is not said that it necessarily becomes a systemic disease, but may remain confined at the intestinal tract. Each patient is different from the other.
In the majority of cases we can found one of several associated autoimmune diseases to it
Between the multiple autoimmune associated diseases one the most common is Hashimoto thiroditis cursing with Hypothyroidism
Yes, it is an autoimmune disease with systematic effects probably triggered by a virus.
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