Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences. 2011; 27 (2): 316-319
in English
| IMEMR
| ID: emr-143917
ABSTRACT
To determine the frequency of Helicobacter Pylori [HP] seroprevalence and infection in beta Thalassemia major[TM] patients and to compare between beta TM patients and controls both presenting with recurrent abdominal pain [RAP]. The study group included 62 TM and 41 healthy controls with RAP. Serum samples were examined for anti-HP antibody using an HPIgG ELISA. Urea-breath test was applied to patients with positive HPIgG by using [14]C. In 36 of TM patients [58.1%] and 20 of healthy children [48.8%] HPIgG [+] was stated. In terms of HPIgG frequency, no difference was found between TM and control groups [p=0.354]. The Urea-breath test given to the TM patients and healthy children with HPIgG [+], test in 30 TM patient [48.4%] and 16 healthy children [39%] the Urea-breath test was found to be positive [p=0.34]. With Urea-breath test of TM patients, statistically a significant relationships were found between ALT level, epigastric pain, periumbilical pain, splenectomy and age [respectively p=0.02, p=0.03, p=0.00, p=0.01]. Helicobacter Pylori in our developing country may be one of the causes of RAP in TM patients as well as healthy children
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Index:
IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
Main subject:
Recurrence
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Breath Tests
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Immunoglobulin G
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Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
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Abdominal Pain
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Seroepidemiologic Studies
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Helicobacter pylori
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Beta-Thalassemia
Type of study:
Controlled clinical trial
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Pak. J. Med. Sci.
Year:
2011
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