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Extragastric Manifestations of Helicobacter pylori Infection
Author(s) -
Figura Natale,
Franceschi Francesco,
Santucci Annalisa,
Bernardini Giulia,
Gasbarrini Giovanni,
Gasbarrini Antonio
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
helicobacter
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.206
H-Index - 79
eISSN - 1523-5378
pISSN - 1083-4389
DOI - 10.1111/j.1523-5378.2010.00778.x
Subject(s) - medicine , disease , helicobacter pylori , thrombocytopenic purpura , helicobacter , diabetes mellitus , immunology , immune system , endocrinology
The possible role of Helicobacter pylori as a trigger for some extragastric diseases has been largely investigated in the last year. There are, in fact, several studies concerning cardiovascular diseases, neurological disorders, diabetes mellitus, ear and eyes diseases, immunological and hematological disorders, liver and bile tract diseases, gynecological and respiratory tract pathologies. Among them, idiopathic sideropenic anemia and idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura still remain the extragastric diseases showing the most convincing results. Concerning ischemic heart disease, there are new interesting data playing in favor of the association, even though there are still some open issues to be clarified. For the other diseases, more studies are needed to clarify the reality of the proposed association.