Demographic and clinical characteristics of patients with Helicobacter Pylori related dyspepsia | ||
| Benha Journal of Applied Sciences | ||
| Article 20, Volume 7, Issue 4, April 2022, Pages 151-155 PDF (477.02 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Research Papers | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/bjas.2022.254712 | ||
| Authors | ||
| M.M. Balabel1; M.A. Metwally2; H.R Elkholy2; A.I. Kandil2 | ||
| 1Hepatology and Gastroenterology, Shebin ElKom Teaching Hospital, MOHP, Egypt. | ||
| 2Hepatology, Gastroenterology and Infectious Diseases Dept., Faculty of Medicine, Benha Univ., Benha, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Helicobacter pylori (H.pylori) is a common infection seen around the globe. Dyspepsia is a frequent symptom of H. Pylori infection. Patients with dyspepsia caused by H.pylori were surveyed in this research to determine their demographic and clinical features. From April 2019 to August 2020, researchers at Benha University Hospital and the department of hepatology, gastroenterology, and infectious diseases performed this cross-sectional observational study on 200 adult patients who had dyspepsia and were found to have H. pylori infection via an ELISA test for H. pylori stool ag. Males comprised 43.5 percent of the patients with H.pylori dyspepsia in this study. One in four patients were smokers, and their average age was 35.4 + 13.4 years, respectively, according to the study. There were 157 patients (78.5 percent) who reported postprandial discomfort, 90 (45 percent) who reported heartburn, and 80 (40 percent) who reported bloating. Baseline extra gastric symptoms were uncommon among these patients, with just a small percentage reporting them. In contrast, just nine edema-sufferers (4.5 percent) were found among the 26 dyspnea sufferers (13 percent). There were 31 patients (15.5 percent) who had at least one prior surgery. Twenty-two patients (11 percent) had high blood pressure, whereas fifteen patients (7.5 percent) had diabetes. Antibiotics were the most often reported prior medication use among the patients, with a total of one hundred and twenty patients reporting such use (60 percent ). There were 39 patients (19.5%) with a proven PPI medication history and 32 patients (16%) with NSAIDs, however. Postprandial epigastric discomfort, heartburn, bloating, and nausea were the most common symptoms in H. pylori-associated dyspepsia. Antibiotic usage in the past was present in more than half of the patients, raising the possibility that H. pylori resistance may be impacted. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Helicobacter; Pylori; Dyspepsia | ||
|
Statistics Article View: 109 PDF Download: 367 |
||
