Association between Helicobacter Pylori Infection and Alopecia Areata: A Study in Iranian Population

Association between Helicobacter Pylori Infection and Alopecia Areata: A Study in Iranian Population

BACKGROUND Alopecia areata is an immune mediated inflammatory hair loss, which occurs in all ethnic and age groups, and both sexes. However no significant etiology has been known for this disease. Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori), is an organism colonized in gastric mucosa. This bacterium has been a...

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Main Authors: Elham Behrangi, Parvin Mansouri, Shahram Agah, Nasser Ebrahimi Daryani, Marjan Mokhtare, Zahra Azizi, Mona Ramezani Ghamsari, Masoumeh Rohani Nasab, Zahra Azizian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Iranian Association of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences 2017-04-01
Series:Middle East Journal of Digestive Diseases
Subjects:
Helicobacter pylori
Alopecia areata
Urease breath test
Online Access:http://www.mejdd.org/index.php/mejdd/article/view/1763

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