The challenge of leading with multiple and severe gastrointestinal complications in a patient with systemic sclerosis
Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a multisystem autoimunne disorder that involves the gastrointestinal tract in more than 90% of patients. The various gastointestinal complications result in a numerous presentations that impair oral intake and fecal continence, and consequently have an adverse effect on...
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| author | Raquel Batista Lara Adelino Cristina Lopes Maria de Fátima Pimenta |
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| description | Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a multisystem autoimunne disorder that involves the gastrointestinal tract in more than 90% of patients. The various gastointestinal complications result in a numerous presentations that impair oral intake and fecal continence, and consequently have an adverse effect on the patients quality of life. Malnutrition from significant intestinal envolvement portends a poor prognosis in systemic sclerosis and is often a callenging problem to manage. We report a case of systemic sclerosis with multiple and severe gastrointestinal manifestations , including intestinal pseudo-obstrution , malabsorption and esophageal candidiasis. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1eaf2f34eac446ae95e1f63d4afb858f2022-12-21T23:04:15ZengSociedade Galega de Medicina InternaGalicia Clínica0304-48661989-39222018-12-0179412412610.22546/50/15961596The challenge of leading with multiple and severe gastrointestinal complications in a patient with systemic sclerosisRaquel Batista0Lara Adelino1Cristina Lopes2Maria de Fátima Pimenta3Serviço de Medicina Interna, Centro Hospitalar Médio Tejo, 2200-202 AbrantesServiço de Medicina Interna, Centro Hospitalar Médio Tejo, 2200-202 AbrantesServiço de Medicina Interna, Centro Hospitalar Médio Tejo, 2200-202 AbrantesServiço de Medicina Interna, Centro Hospitalar Médio Tejo, 2200-202 AbrantesSystemic sclerosis (SSc) is a multisystem autoimunne disorder that involves the gastrointestinal tract in more than 90% of patients. The various gastointestinal complications result in a numerous presentations that impair oral intake and fecal continence, and consequently have an adverse effect on the patients quality of life. Malnutrition from significant intestinal envolvement portends a poor prognosis in systemic sclerosis and is often a callenging problem to manage. We report a case of systemic sclerosis with multiple and severe gastrointestinal manifestations , including intestinal pseudo-obstrution , malabsorption and esophageal candidiasis.http://www.galiciaclinica.info/publicacion.asp?f=1596Esclerosis sistémicaTracto gastrointestinalDismotilidadMalabsorción |
| spellingShingle | Raquel Batista Lara Adelino Cristina Lopes Maria de Fátima Pimenta The challenge of leading with multiple and severe gastrointestinal complications in a patient with systemic sclerosis Galicia Clínica Esclerosis sistémica Tracto gastrointestinal Dismotilidad Malabsorción |
| title | The challenge of leading with multiple and severe gastrointestinal complications in a patient with systemic sclerosis |
| title_full | The challenge of leading with multiple and severe gastrointestinal complications in a patient with systemic sclerosis |
| title_fullStr | The challenge of leading with multiple and severe gastrointestinal complications in a patient with systemic sclerosis |
| title_full_unstemmed | The challenge of leading with multiple and severe gastrointestinal complications in a patient with systemic sclerosis |
| title_short | The challenge of leading with multiple and severe gastrointestinal complications in a patient with systemic sclerosis |
| title_sort | challenge of leading with multiple and severe gastrointestinal complications in a patient with systemic sclerosis |
| topic | Esclerosis sistémica Tracto gastrointestinal Dismotilidad Malabsorción |
| url | http://www.galiciaclinica.info/publicacion.asp?f=1596 |
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