Recenti progressi in medicina
Volume 81, Issue 7-8, 1990, Pages 502-503

Peptic ulcer in migrants. Seven case-reports from Italy. (Article)

Lonardo A.* , Grisendi A. , Della Casa G. , Ferrari A.M. , Pulvirenti M. , Melini L.
  • a I Divisione di Medicina generale, Ospedale civile, Modena, Italy
  • b I Divisione di Medicina generale, Ospedale civile, Modena, Italy
  • c I Divisione di Medicina generale, Ospedale civile, Modena, Italy
  • d I Divisione di Medicina generale, Ospedale civile, Modena, Italy
  • e I Divisione di Medicina generale, Ospedale civile, Modena, Italy
  • f I Divisione di Medicina generale, Ospedale civile, Modena, Italy

Abstract

Migrant workers in Central Europe are reported to suffer from an increased prevalence of both duodenal and gastric ulcer as compared to native population. No information is available, however, as far as Italy is concerned. The Authors have thought of interest to report on 7 cases of peptic ulcer disease occurring in migrant workers in Italy. Patients were young adult males from African or Mediterranean developing Countries. In 5 cases the symptoms of their peptic ulcers began after their arrival in Italy. The etiopathogenesis of peptic ulcer was likely to include an interaction among emotional stress, low income, shift and manual work, cigarette smoking and nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs self-administration. This last factor has not been reported in literature. The hypothesis that migrant workers in Italy are a peptic ulcer-prone population needs further confirmation for its clinical and social implications.

Author Keywords

[No Keywords available]

Index Keywords

human Peptic Ulcer Stomach Ulcer Turkey (republic) Ghana ethnology Duodenal Ulcer duodenum ulcer Humans Occupations male occupation Article adult migration Turkey Italy Transients and Migrants Tunisia
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-0025461185&partnerID=40&md5=737faf9b2475dcfeb0d77e59e4891ae6
ISSN: 00341193
Cited by: 2
Original Language: English