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World J Gastrointest Pathophysiol. Aug 15, 2014; 5(3): 355-358
Published online Aug 15, 2014. doi: 10.4291/wjgp.v5.i3.355
Published online Aug 15, 2014. doi: 10.4291/wjgp.v5.i3.355
Helicobacter pylori as a risk factor for central serous chorioretinopathy: Literature review
Aránzazu Mateo-Montoya, Martine Mauget-Faÿse, Ophthalmology Service, Fondation Ophtalmologique Adolphe de Rothschild, 75019 Paris, France
Author contributions: Mauget-Faÿse M designed the study; Mateo-Montoya A performed the research and wrote the paper; Mauget-Faÿse M and Mateo-Montoya A reviewed the paper and approved it.
Correspondence to: Aránzazu Mateo-Montoya, MD, Ophthalmology Service, Fondation Ophtalmologique Adolphe de Rothschild, 25 rue Manin, 75019 Paris, France. arancha.mateo@gmail.com
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Received: January 26, 2014
Revised: May 4, 2014
Accepted: May 28, 2014
Published online: August 15, 2014
Processing time: 220 Days and 12.1 Hours
Revised: May 4, 2014
Accepted: May 28, 2014
Published online: August 15, 2014
Processing time: 220 Days and 12.1 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip:Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) has been associated with many systemic diseases. We focus on a specific eye disease called idiopathic central serous chorioretinopathy (ICSCR), which is characterized by a serous detachment of the neurosensory retina in the macular region and affects vision to different degrees. One factor frequently associated with ICSCR is stress. As H. pylori was identified as a possible etiological factor for occlusive arterial diseases in young people who were particularly stressed, it was thought that H. pylori might also be present in ICSCR. We present a review on the relationship between ICSCR and H. pylori.