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[Collagen diseases and gastrointestinal bleeding]
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Collagen diseases, including systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA), often cause gastrointestinal bleeding due to blood-connective tissue involvement. This review clarifies causes like vasculitis, antiphospholipid syndrome, and infections in these conditions.
Area of Science:
- Rheumatology
- Gastroenterology
- Immunology
Context:
- Collagen diseases characteristically affect blood-connective tissue, leading to varying degrees of gastrointestinal bleeding.
- Systemic vasculitis, previously ill-defined, now has established diagnostic criteria.
- Gastrointestinal bleeding in collagen diseases stems from diverse causes including vasculitis, antiphospholipid syndrome, amyloidosis, NSAIDs, steroids, and immunosuppression-related infections.
Purpose:
- To concisely describe the causes and clinical presentation of gastrointestinal bleeding in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and systemic vasculitis.
- To clarify the differential diagnosis of gastrointestinal bleeding in patients with collagen diseases.
Summary:
- Collagen diseases frequently manifest with gastrointestinal bleeding due to their impact on blood-connective tissue.
- Key contributors to gastrointestinal bleeding in these conditions include systemic vasculitis, antiphospholipid syndrome, amyloidosis, medication side effects (NSAIDs, steroids), and secondary infections.
- The review specifically addresses gastrointestinal bleeding in SLE, RA, and various systemic vasculitides.
Impact:
- Enhances understanding of gastrointestinal bleeding as a complication of collagen diseases.
- Aids clinicians in diagnosing and managing gastrointestinal bleeding in patients with rheumatologic and autoimmune conditions.
- Highlights the importance of considering diverse etiologies beyond primary vasculitis.
Abstract:
The main lesion of the collagen diseases involves blood-connective tissue, so every collagen disease is a accompanied by gastrointestinal bleeding to some degrees. The concept of systemic vasculitis had been confused, but recently, the criteria for each disease has been established. In addition to these vasculitis, antiphospholipid syndrome, amyloidosis, NSAIDs, steroid and secondary infection caused by the use of immunosuppressant are the candidates for the cause of gastrointestinal bleeding in the collagen diseases. In this paper, we described concisely about the gastrointestinal bleeding in SLE, RA, and systemic vasculitis.