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Polymyositis as a cause of total gut failure
A J Hughes1, I Ferguson, E Rankin
1Department of Gastroenterology, Selly Oak Hospital, Raddlebarn Road, Birmingham B29 6JD, UK.
Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
|March 5, 2002
Abstract
Background:
Gastrointestinal manifestations are seen in systemic sclerosis and mixed connective tissue disorders but are rare in pure polymyositis.
Case Report:
A 44 year old woman with polymyositis who developed total gut failure requiring treatment with total parenteral nutrition is described.
Results:
The patient's polymyositis is now fully controlled biochemically, but her gastrointestinal symptoms persist.