Symptomatology of Helicobacter pylori Related Chronic Gastritisand its Specific Features in Czech Pediatric Population –Epidemiology, Clinical Course, Endoscopic and HistomorphologicChanges
Authors:
J. Sýkora; J. Varvařovská; J. Kuntschnerová 1; F. Stožický; P. Vincent 2; E. Martin-De Lasalle 3; F. Gottrand 4
Authors‘ workplace:
Dětská klinika FN a LF UK, Plzeň 1Šiklův patologicko-anatomický ústav FN a LF UK, Plzeň 2Laboratoire de Bactériologie, Faculté de Médicine, Lille, Francie 3Service d’Anatomie et cytologie Pathologique, Faculté de Médicine, Lille, Francie 4Unité de Gastro-
Published in:
Čas. Lék. čes. 2002; : 615-620
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Overview
Background.
H. pylori infection is associated with gastritis and peptic ulcer in children and adults. H. pyloriacquisition seems to occur predominantly in childhood. Some data have reported H. pylori non-related chronicgastritis. Little information is available about the relationship between H. pylori, clinicopathologic features andlong-termeffects of infection in childhood. The purpose of this study was to compare the differences between chronicgastritis due to H. pylori with those of chronic gastritis not associated with H. pylori infection.Methods and Results. 92 children (13,8±3,5 years) were take into they shaded group. 51 children were H. pyloripositive, 41 children had no evidence of H. pylori. Epidemiological and clinical data, endoscopic appearance andhistologic examination were evaluated. There were no differences in age and gender among the children. There wasa significant correlation between H. pylori infection and parental education (p
Key words:
chronic gastritis, H. pylori, epidemiology, clinical symptomatology, endoscopy, histology, sideropenicanaemia, chronic urtica, childhood.
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Addictology Allergology and clinical immunology Angiology Audiology Clinical biochemistry Dermatology & STDs Paediatric gastroenterology Paediatric surgery Paediatric cardiology Paediatric neurology Paediatric ENT Paediatric psychiatry Paediatric rheumatology Diabetology Pharmacy Vascular surgery Pain management Dental HygienistArticle was published in
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