Helicobacter Pylori infection among Dyspeptic Patients Referred for Endoscopy
Keywords:
Dyspepsia, H.Pylori, EndoscpyAbstract
Background: Dyspepsia is a relatively common clinical condition encountered by primary care physicians, lately H.pylori has been related to duodenal and gastric ulcers, and to a lesser extent, gastric malignancy. Screening for H.pylori can now be done by noninvasive techniques.
Aims: Evaluating frequency of H.pylori infection in dyspeptic patients in relation to age, gender, patient symptoms and endoscopic findings.
Patients and Methods: This prospective and descriptive study was conducted in Kurdistan Center for Gastrology and Hepatology (KCGH) on 86 dyspeptic patients, all the patients underwent Oesophageogastroduodenoscopy to find the cause of dyspepsia, a blood sample collected for determination of serum IgG for H.pylori.
Results: H.pylori account for 54(62.7%) of 86 dyspeptic patient. The incidence of the infection was higher in female patients (p=0.03), there was statistically significant difference between female and male (p=0.02). H.pylori infection is common in age groups 21-40 and 41-60 (26.7% and 23.2%) respectively, there was no relation between patient symptoms and H.pylori infection (p>0.05) except vomiting, loss of appetite and weight loss (p<0.05) also there was no association between endoscopic findings and H.pylori infection (p>0.05) except for gastric and duodenal erosion (p<0.0001).
Conclusion: H.pylori infection is frequent among dyspeptic patients, the infection is more common between ages 21-60 years and H.pylori infection has no relation to symptoms and endoscopic findings.
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