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Iron deficiency anaemia,helicobacter pylori infection and delayed pubertal growth
  1. L CUOCO,
  2. G CAMMAROTA,
  3. R A JORIZZO,
  4. R CIANCI,
  5. G GASBARRINI
  1. Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
  2. Policlinico “A.Gemelli”
  3. Istituto di Medicina Interna e Geriatria
  4. Largo A.Gemelli, 8, 00168 Roma, Italy
  5. gcammarota@libero.it

https://doi.org/10.1136/adc.83.5.456a

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    We read with great interest the paper by Choe and colleagues which investigated a possible relationship betweenHelicobacter pylori infection, iron deficiency anaemia (IDA), and subnormal growth at puberty.1 The authors concluded that H pylori infection and related IDA, rather than bacterial infection alone, might cause delayed pubertal growth. However, we believe that these results need some consideration.

    H pylori infection may cause IDA in different ways: …

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