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Intestinal pseudo-obstruction as an initial presentation of systemic sclerosis in two children
O Ortiz-Alvarez1, D Cabral, J S Prendiville
1Department of Pediatrics, University of British, Columbia Vancouver, Canada.
British Journal of Rheumatology
|February 1, 1997
Abstract:
Two children are reported in whom intestinal pseudo-obstruction was the initial manifestation of systemic sclerosis. Gastrointestinal symptoms and skin changes resolved or improved in both children following treatment with prednisone and penicillamine (case 1) or methotrexate (case 2), although radiological changes of the gastrointestinal tract persisted at 3 and 2 yr of follow-up, respectively.