The relationship between immune thrombocytopenic purpura and Helicobacter pylori infection in children: where is the truth?

Eur J Pediatr. 2007 Oct;166(10):1067-8. doi: 10.1007/s00431-006-0344-4. Epub 2006 Nov 29.

Authors

Giuseppe Loffredo¹, Maria Grazia Marzano, Roberta Migliorati, Erasmo Miele, Francesco Menna, Vincenzo Poggi, Annamaria Staiano

Affiliation

¹ Department of Paediatric Oncology, Azienda Santobono-Pausilipon, Pausilipon Hospital, Naples, Italy.

PMID: 17136353
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-006-0344-4

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Child
Child, Preschool
Female
Helicobacter Infections / complications*
Helicobacter pylori* / isolation & purification
Humans
Male
Platelet Count
Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic / complications*
Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic / immunology