A Case of Mallory-Weiss Syndrome Complicating Pregnancy in a Patient with Scleroderma.
- Author:
Kyu Hyun CHO
1
;
Seong Wook HEO
;
Seung Hie CHUNG
;
Chae Gi KIM
;
Ho Gak KIM
;
Jung Yoon CHOE
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Catholic University of Daegu School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea. jychoe@cataegu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Scleroderma;
Mallory-Weiss syndrome;
Gastrointestinal hemorrhage
- MeSH:
Adult;
Female;
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage/diagnosis/*etiology;
Human;
Mallory-Weiss Syndrome/*diagnosis/*etiology;
Pregnancy;
Pregnancy Complications/*diagnosis;
Scleroderma, Systemic/*complications
- From:The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine
2003;18(4):238-240
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
The majority of patients with scleroderma have gastrointestinal involvement, and a few experience gastrointestinal hemorrhage, however, gastrointestinal hemorrhage due to Mallory-Weiss syndrome is very rare. We report upon a 24-year-old pregnant woman with scleroderma who had gastrointestinal hemorrhage due to Mallory-Weiss syndrome.
