anti-endomysial antibody

Introduction

see tissue transglutaminase antibody

Etiology

• positive values present in 70-80% of patients with:
  • celiac disease
  • dermatitis herpetiformis

Laboratory

• endomysial antibody in serum

More general terms

• autoantibody

Additional terms

• anti-gliadin antibody
• celiac sprue (gluten-sensitive enteropathy)
• endomysium