Is Helicobacter pylori infection a risk factor for idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura in children? :Alireza Abdollahi, Saeed Shoar, Shadi Ghasemi, Oloomi-Yazdi Zohreh, Annals of African Medicine

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Year : 2015 | Volume : 14 | Issue : 4 | Page : 177--181

Is Helicobacter pylori infection a risk factor for idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura in children?

Alireza Abdollahi¹, Saeed Shoar¹, Shadi Ghasemi¹, Oloomi-Yazdi Zohreh²
¹ Department of Pathology, Imam Hospital Complex, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
² Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Imam Hospital Complex, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Correspondence Address:
Alireza Abdollahi
Department of Pathology, Imam Hospital Complex, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran
Iran

Background: Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) is an autoimmune bleeding disorder, which occurs as a result of autoantibodies attachment to the platelets surface and subsequent destruction. Several organisms can mimic features of human antigens (Ags) and induce autoantibody production. One of these organisms is Helicobacter pylori (HP). We assessed the prevalence and relationship of HP infection with ITP in a population of children. Materials and Methods: One hundred and six children younger than 18 years old were enrolled in this case-control study in which 42 children with ITP were in the case group and 64 healthy children were in the control group. Stool exam for detection of HP-Ag were performed and the variables were compared between the two groups. Results: Mean ± standard deviation age of case and control group was 6.4 ± 3.4 and 8.6 ± 4.4 years old, respectively. HP stool Ag differ significantly between the case and the control groups (P < 0.05). Conclusion: Our results support the role of HP in ITP of children, and urea breath test or Ag detection of HP in stool of these patients is recommended.

How to cite this article:
Abdollahi A, Shoar S, Ghasemi S, Zohreh OY. Is Helicobacter pylori infection a risk factor for idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura in children?.Ann Afr Med 2015;14:177-181

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Abdollahi A, Shoar S, Ghasemi S, Zohreh OY. Is Helicobacter pylori infection a risk factor for idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura in children?. Ann Afr Med [serial online] 2015 [cited 2023 Mar 27 ];14:177-181
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