Review
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2003.
World J Gastroenterol. Jan 15, 2003; 9(1): 5-8
Published online Jan 15, 2003. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v9.i1.5
Table 1 Extradigestive diseases associated with H. pylori infection[6,7]
Vascular diseases
Ischaemic heart disease
Primary Raynaud’s phenomenon
Primary headache
Skin diseases
Idiopathic chronic urticaria
Rosacea
Alopecia areata
Autoimmune diseases
Sjogren’s syndrome
Autoimmune thyroiditis
Autoimmune thrombocytopenia
Schoenlein-Henoch purpura
Other diseases
Liver cirrhosis
Growth retardation
Chronic idiopathic sideropenia
Sudden infant death
Diabetes mellitus
Table 2 Respiratory diseases studied for a relatioship with H. pylori infection
Chronic bronchitis
Pulmonary tuberculosis
Bronchiectasis
Lung cancer
Bronchial asthma