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Abstract
This study was undertaken to asses the prevalence of H.pylori infection among 30 patients with unexplained iron deficiency anemia and to evaluate the changes in serum and gastric juice ascorbic acid concentrations as a possible mechanism by which H.pylori gastritis may cause iron deficiency anemia.
The study was carried out on 50 individuals; they were divided according to the presence of iron deficiency anemia into patient and control groups:
Patients group, comprised 30 patients with unexplained IDA it was then subdivided according to the result of H.pylori detection by ultra-rapid urease test into group I which comprised 20 patients who were IDA+ve ,H.pylori +ve and group II that comprised 10 patients with IDA+ve and H.pylori –ve.
Control group, it comprised 20 individuals who were IDA negative but were suffering from dyspepsia and also according to urease test they were divided into group III which consisted of 8 individuals who were IDA –ve,H.pylori +ve and group IV of 12 individuals with IDA –ve and H.pylori –ve tests.