Volume : 4, Issue : 4, April - 2015

Helicobacter pylori Induced Halitosis and Trichitillomania

Dr. Sara S Alhabash, Dr. Abdullah I Aedh

Abstract :

<p>&lt;p&gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp;H.pylori is an underestimated diagnosis which necessitates a low threshold thinking about this chronic infection.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;div&amp;gt;We report a case of a patient who suffer of chronic halitosis and trichitillomania of more than six years which&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt; &amp;lt;div&amp;gt;was resolved following triple&amp;amp;ndash;therapy for Helicobacter pylori.&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;/p&gt;</p>