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Alopecia areata is a disease of the hair follicles, with strong evidence supporting autoimmune etiology. Alopecia areata is frequently associated with immune-mediated diseases with skin manifestations such as psoriasis and lichen planus, or without skin manifestations such as autoimmune thyroiditis and idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura. Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection is present in around 50% of the world's population and has been associated with a variety of immune-mediated extra-digestive disorders including autoimmune thyroiditis, idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, and psoriasis. A case of a 43-year old man with an 8-mo history of alopecia areata of the scalp and beard is presented. The patient was being treated by a dermatologist and had psychiatric support, without any improvement. He had a history of dyspepsia and the urea breath test confirmed H. pylori infection. The patient went into remission from alopecia areata after H. pylori eradication. If such an association is confirmed by epidemiological studies designed for this purpose, new therapeutic options could be available for these patients, especially in areas where infection with H. pylori is highly prevalent.
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PMID:Cure of alopecia areata after eradication of Helicobacter pylori: a new association? 2191 61

Hyposplenism is associated with autoimmune diseases, inflammatory bowel disease, severe celiac disease, autoimmune thyroiditis, untreated HIV infection and chronic graft-versus-host disease. The aim of this study was to review the existing data on hyposplenism associated with celiac disease and Hashimoto's autoimmune thyroiditis. Our research was based on a clinical case concerning a 41-year-old female who presented with asthenia, fatigue, dyspepsia and chronic diarrhea. The medical history revealed autoimmune Hashimoto's thyroiditis, type 2 diabetes, fatty liver disease, chronic gastritis and thrombocytosis. Multiple investigations showed hyposplenism and complex autoimmune dysfunction with positive serum markers for celiac disease and type 1 autoimmune hepatitis along with minor symptomatology. The intestinal symptomatology of celiac disease is often hid by hypothyroidism-associated autoimmune thyroiditis. Asymptomatic or minimally symptomatic celiac disease associated with Hashimoto's autoimmune thyroiditis is diagnosed by biomarkers. Hyposplenism in celiac disease can occur regardless of the disease stage, latent or symptomatic.
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PMID:Hyposplenism, Hashimoto's Autoimmune Thyroiditis and Overlap Syndrome (Celiac Disease and Autoimmune Hepatitis Type 1). 3256 69

There is a significant data about overlap of functional dyspepsia (FD) and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), however mostly the data is based on the previous diagnostic criteria and do not include other pathologies. In the previous researches there were no differential statistical analysis performed for different types of FD - postprandial distress syndrome (PDS) and epigastric pain syndrome (EBS). Aim of the study - to assess potential risk factors and the prevalence of comorbid conditions associated with FD and to compare their frequency with the same in the group with no dyspeptic complaints and in patients with different types of FD - PDS and EPS. This study was conducted as a retrospective database analysis of the patients with newly set diagnosis of FD and control group. For all the cases the information on demographic (working status, family status) and lifestyle characteristics (body mass index, smoking status, and alcohol consumption), and comorbidities were collected from the medical files. We statistically analyzed the presence of risk factors, comorbidity and its frequency in the patients with FD and compared the results with control group and in the groups with different types of FD according to the generally accepted standards. This study included 158 patients with PDS, 87 patients with EBS, and 90 volunteers with no dyspeptic complaints. Smoking, alcohol consumption, and family status were not associated with the risk of FD. The presence of sleep disorders and being unemployed increased the risk of FD. The comparison of the results of the patients with different types of FD demonstrated that there were no statistical difference in risk factors for the PDS and EPS. Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), IBS, chronic gastritis and / or duodenitis, anxiety, and depression occur more frequently in the group of patients with FD. No association between autoimmune thyroiditis (AIT), arterial hypertension and ischemic heart disease (IHD) was evaluated. There was no statistical difference for the frequency of GERD, chronic gastritis and / or duodenitis, anxiety, AIT, arterial hypertension, and IHD in the patients with different types of FD. However, it was evaluated that IBS and depression occur more frequently in the group of patients with PDS, than in the patients with EPS.
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PMID:RISK FACTORS AND COMORBIDITY IN DIFFERENT TYPES OF FUNCTIONAL DYSPEPSIA: RETROSPECTIVE COHORT ANALYSIS. 3327 May 86