Open AccessCutaneous vasculitis associated with Helicobacter pylori
Author(s) -
Z. Aydi,
S. Toujani,
F. Daoud,
I. Rachdi,
L. Baïli,
B. Ben Dhaou,
F. Boussema
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of dermatology and dermatologic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2352-2429
pISSN - 2352-2410
DOI - 10.1016/j.jdds.2015.12.001
Subject(s) - medicine , helicobacter pylori , cutaneous vasculitis , vasculitis , epidemiology , helicobacter pylori infection , immunology , helicobacter infections , dermatology , gastroenterology , disease
Helicobacter pylori is a widely prevalent microbe, Epidemiological and experimental data pointed recently to a strong relation of H. pylori infection on the development of many extragastric diseases, including several allergic and autoimmune diseases. We report a 65-year-old man who presented with cutaneous vasculitis accompanied by gastric H. pylori (Hp) infection. The gastro intestinal manifestations and purpuric lesions were dramatically resolved after Hp eradication therapy