Helicobacter pylori and acne vulgaris: is there a relationship?
Ahmed Abdelfattah AfifyHanan Mohamed Ahmed SalehAbeer Farrag HusseinPublished in: Archives of dermatological research (2024)
The rate of H. pylori infection in patients with AV is high so it may influence the pathogenesis of this skin disease. Patients with severe AV had higher rates of H. pylori antigen in stool and H. pylori antibody in serum as compared to the patients with mild AV and healthy controls.