Autoimmune Thyroid Diseases and Helicobacter Pylori

Meta-analysis of the correlation between Helicobacter pylori infection and autoimmune thyroid diseases

Objective This study presents a systematic meta-analysis of the correlation between Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection and autoimmune thyroid diseases (AITD). Materials and Methods Fifteen articles including 3,046 cases were selected (1,716 observational and 1,330 control cases). These data were analyzed using Stata12.0 meta-analysis software. Results H. pylori infection was positive...

Autoimmune thyroid diseases and Helicobacter pylori: the correlation is present only in Graves's disease.

AIM To investigate the correlation between autoimmune thyroid diseases (ATDs) and the prevalence of Cag-A positive strains of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) in stool samples. METHODS Authors investigated 112 consecutive Caucasian patients (48 females and 4 males with Graves' disease and 54 females and 6 males with Hashimoto's thyroiditis HT), at their first diagnosis of ATDs. Authors tested ...

Role of Helicobacter pylori infection in the thyroid diseases.

Helicobacter pylori and hematologic diseases

1 Medical Student at the Universidad Nacional de Colombia in Bogotá, Colombia 2 Professor of Medicine in the Gastroenterology Unit at the Universidad Nacional de Colombia and Gastroenterologist at the Clínica Fundadores in Bogotá, Colombia 3 Professor of Medicine in the Gastroenterology Unit at the Universidad Nacional de Colombia and Gastroenterologist at Hospital El Tunal and Hospital de Kenn...

Infection by Cag A Positive Strains of Helicobacter pylori is Associated with Autoimmune Thyroid Disease in Iranian Patients

Background: Infectious agents have been suspected as a triggering factor for development of autoimmune thyroid disease (ATD). Some reports from Western countries have suggested association between Helicobacter pylori (HP) infection and ATD. Objective: To investigate the association of ATD with Cag A seropositivity in a population with high rate and early age of onset of HP infection. Methods: I...