Helicobacter pylori and its hematological effect
En Background Helicobacter pylori causes several gastric, intestinal, and extraintestinal manifestations. It also causes persistent infection and can cause serious various hematological effects. Aims To investigate the hematological effect of H. pylori infection. Patients and methods This is a cohor...
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Veröffentlicht in: | The Egyptian journal of internal medicine 2019-07, Vol.31 (3), p.332-342 |
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Background
Helicobacter pylori
causes several gastric, intestinal, and extraintestinal manifestations. It also causes persistent infection and can cause serious various hematological effects.
Aims
To investigate the hematological effect of
H. pylori
infection.
Patients and methods
This is a cohort study that included 50 adult (age range: 18–75 years) patients infected with
H. pylori
and 50 adult patients who presented with symptoms suggestive of gastritis. All patients underwent upper endoscopy, and biopsies were taken. Moreover, the patients underwent complete blood count, iron studies, hepatitis C virus antibodies, vitamin B
12
level, and bone marrow aspirate.
Result
The results showed that hemoglobin level, serum iron level, vitamin B
12
levels, and platelets count were much lower in patients infected with
H. pylori
than the control group.
Conclusion
H. pylori
causes iron-deficiency anemia, vitamin B
12
deficiency, and thrombocytopenia, and treatment of
H. pylori
causes much improvement in these parameters. |
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ISSN: | 1110-7782 2090-9098 |
DOI: | 10.4103/ejim.ejim_103_18 |