Snook, J.A.de Silva, H.J.Jewell, D.P.2014-10-292014-10-291989The Quarterly Journal of Medicine.1989; 72(269): pp.835-400033-5622 (Print)http://repository.kln.ac.lk/handle/123456789/1124Indexed in MEDLINEMedical records of patients with ulcerative colitis (n = 858), Crohn's disease (n = 378) and coeliac disease (n = 148) were examined to determine the prevalence of associated autoimmune disorders. Of outpatient controls (n = 300), 2 per cent had at least one autoimmune disorder, compared to 7 per cent with ulcerative colitis, 2 per cent with Crohn's disease and 6 per cent with coeliac disease. Inclusion of primary sclerosing cholangitis with the autoimmune disorders increased the overall prevalence in ulcerative colitis to over 9 per cent. The results provide further indirect evidence of involvement of autoimmune mechanisms in the pathogenesis of ulcerative colitisInflammatory Bowel DiseasesAutoimmune DiseasesAutoimmune Diseases-complicationsCeliac Disease-complicationsCholangitis, Sclerosing-complicationsColitis, Ulcerative-complicationsCrohn Disease-complicationsAnemia, Hemolytic, Autoimmune-complicationsPrevalenceCase ReportMedicine