RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Polymyositis as a cause of total gut failure
JF Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
JO Ann Rheum Dis
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and European League Against Rheumatism
SP 305
OP 306
DO 10.1136/ard.61.4.305
VO 61
IS 4
A1 Hughes, A J
A1 Ferguson, I
A1 Rankin, E
A1 Kane, K
YR 2002
UL http://ard.bmj.com/content/61/4/305.abstract
AB 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.