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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 21, 2015; 21(11): 3447-3448
Published online Mar 21, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i11.3447
Published online Mar 21, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i11.3447
Cobalamin deficiency as an extra intestinal manifestation of Helicobacter pylori infection
Emmanuel Andrès, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Strasbourg, 67000 Strasbourg, France
Author contributions: Andrès E wrote the paper.
Conflict-of-interest: Professor Emmanuel Andrès has received fees for serving as a speaker, as a consultant and as an advisory board member for the Laboratories: BMS, Pfizer, GSK, Ferring. Professor Emmanuel Andrès has received research funding from the French Research Agency.
Correspondence to: Emmanuel Andrès, Professor of Internal Medicine, Department of Internal medicine, University Hospital of Strasbourg, 67000 Strasbourg, France. emmanuel.andres@chru-strasbourg.fr
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Received: September 15, 2014
Peer-review started: September 19, 2014
First decision: November 18, 2014
Revised: December 5, 2014
Accepted: December 22, 2014
Article in press: December 22, 2014
Published online: March 21, 2015
Processing time: 184 Days and 19.2 Hours
Peer-review started: September 19, 2014
First decision: November 18, 2014
Revised: December 5, 2014
Accepted: December 22, 2014
Article in press: December 22, 2014
Published online: March 21, 2015
Processing time: 184 Days and 19.2 Hours
Abstract
We read with great interest the excellent review by Wong et al on extra intestinal manifestations of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection published in the journal. This is a well-documented and structured review. However, I believe that Wong et al failed to report the relationship between H. pylori infection and cobalamin.
Keywords: Cobalamin deficiency; Helicobacter pylori; Food-cobalamin deficiency; Oral cobalamin therapy
Core tip: We read with great interest the excellent review by Wong et al on extra intestinal manifestations of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection published in the journal. This is a well-documented and structured review. However, I believe that Wong et al failed to report the relationship between H. pylori infection and cobalamin.