title: Extradigestive manifestations of Helicobacter pylori gastric infection.
abstract: In the past year, several studies have been carried out on the association between Helicobacter pylori infection and a miscellany of extradigestive diseases, such as cardiovascular, immunological, and various other pathologies. In particular, a higher prevalence of H pylori infection in patients affected by ischaemic heart disease has been described and there is growing evidence for an association between H pylori and some autoimmune diseases. Moreover, recent studies have shown that various helicobacter species have been detected in human bile; if confirmed, this finding could revise the diagnostic and therapeutic approach to diseases of the biliary tract.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Pathology, Catholic University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gasbarrini
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Franceschi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Armuzzi
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Ojetti
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Candelli
authors.forename: E S
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Torre
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: De Lorenzo
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Anti
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pretolani
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gasbarrini
mesh_terms: D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000382:microbiology; D016481:Helicobacter Infections / Q000150:complications*; D016480:Helicobacter pylori; D006801:Humans; D012874:Skin Diseases, Infectious / Q000382:microbiology; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*