La Revue de médecine interne
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Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection is a chronic gastric Gram-negative infection that increases with age. Acquired in childhood, H. pylori infection may induce a whole cascade of events leading to gastric pathologies such as peptic ulcer diseases, gastric precancerous lesions, and gastric lymphomas (MALT). The characteristics of the diagnosis and the treatment of this infection in geriatrics are thus particularly important to take into account. ⋯ Recent work showed the part played by H. pylori chronic infection in gastric aging and in appetite regulation in the elderly. Research tasks should be continued in this field in order to better understand the part played by this chronic infection in gastric aging and in other pathologies (i.e. neurological or cardiovascular diseases) in this population.
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We report a case of a serious myopathy related to hypothyroidism with pituitary enlargement and hyperprolactinemia. ⋯ Proximal myopathy may rarely be displayed as the sole manifestation of hypothyroidism. Therefore, it is recommended that hypothyroid myopathy should be taken into account during differential diagnosis of proximal muscle weakness.