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Characteristics of Helicobacter pylori-induced gastritis and the effect of H. pylori eradication in patients with chronic idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura.
Helicobacter - 1 Oct 2004
Ando Takafumi, Tsuzuki Tomoyuki, Mizuno Tomokazu, Minami Masaaki, Ina Kenji, Kusugami Kazuo, Takamatsu Junki, Adachi Kouichi, El-Omar Emad, Ohta Michio, Goto Hidemi
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The association between Helicobacter pylori infection and idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) has been reported widely. We investigated the prevalence of H. pylori infection, its virulence profile and the effectiveness of its eradication in patients with ITP. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Twenty patients with ITP, 20 with peptic ulcer (10 gastric ulcer (GU), 10 duodenal ulcer (DU)) and 20 with NUD were...
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