[Helicobacter pylori as supposed factor of uveitis in children: a case report].
METHODS
A case of a 14-year-old boy with recurrent idiopathic bilateral uveitis.


METHODS
Detection of Helicobacter pylori infection basing on endoscopic examination of upper alimentary tract and eradication of this factor using specific therapy leading to extinction of active uveitis in both eyes.


RESULTS
Helicobacter pylori may be the etiological agent of uveitis in children with unknown reason of the disease.
Bakunowicz-Lazarczyk
A
A
Katedry Okulistyki i Kliniki Okulistyki Dzieciecej AM w Białymstoku.
Maciorkowska
E
E
Antosiuk
R
R
Kaczmarski
M
M
D000293:Adolescent; D005773:Gastroscopy / Q000379:methods; D016481:Helicobacter Infections / Q000150:complications*; D016480:Helicobacter pylori / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012008:Recurrence; D014605:Uveitis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy