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Helicobacter pylori infection in chronic immune thrombocytopenic purpura patients in Malaysia

Gan GG 1 , Norfaizal AL 2 , Bee PC 3 , Chin EF 4 , Habibah AH 5 , Goh KL 6

Affiliations 

  • 1 Gan Gin Gin, FRCP. University Malaya, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia. gangg@um.edu.my
  • 2 Norfaizal A L, MMed. Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia.
  • 3 Bee P C, MMed. Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia.
  • 4 Chin E F M, MMed. Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia.
  • 5 Habibah A H, MRCP. Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia.
  • 6 Goh K L, FRCP. Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia.
Med J Malaysia, 2013 Jun;68(3):231-3.
PMID: 23749012 MyJurnal

Abstract

Helicobacter Pylori has been implicated with a possible link to immune thrombocytopenia purpura (ITP) and studies have shown contradicting results in platelet recovery after eradication of H pylori infection.

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