TY - JOUR
T1 - Halitosis and helicobacter pylori
T2 - A possible link?
AU - Tiomny, Elisa
AU - Arber, Nadir
AU - Moshkowitz, Menachem
AU - Peled, Yochanan
AU - Gilat, Tuvia
PY - 1992/10
Y1 - 1992/10
N2 - The exact pathophysiological mechanism of halitosis is not clear, and in many patients the etiology is an enigma. We followed three couples in which one member or both had halitosis. All the subjects had evidence of Helicobacter pylori infection. All received a treatment course of colloidal bismuth subcitrate four times a day and 250 mg metronidazole three times a day. There was impressive improvement in their symptoms, the halitosis disappearing along with eradication of the organism. We call the attention of physicians to the possible connection between halitosis, H. Pylori infection, and familial occurrence. Further studies to confirm this surprising association are in order.
AB - The exact pathophysiological mechanism of halitosis is not clear, and in many patients the etiology is an enigma. We followed three couples in which one member or both had halitosis. All the subjects had evidence of Helicobacter pylori infection. All received a treatment course of colloidal bismuth subcitrate four times a day and 250 mg metronidazole three times a day. There was impressive improvement in their symptoms, the halitosis disappearing along with eradication of the organism. We call the attention of physicians to the possible connection between halitosis, H. Pylori infection, and familial occurrence. Further studies to confirm this surprising association are in order.
KW - Halitosis
KW - Helicobacter pylori
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0026738620&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1097/00004836-199210000-00013
DO - 10.1097/00004836-199210000-00013
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C2 - 1479169
AN - SCOPUS:0026738620
SN - 0192-0790
VL - 15
SP - 236
EP - 237
JO - Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology
JF - Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology
IS - 3
ER -