Progress of gastrointestinal involvement in systemic sclerosis
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1671-7368.2017.09.020
- VernacularTitle:系统性硬化症消化道受累诊疗进展
- Author:
Hongyan LI
;
Lin YANG
;
Jingjing HE
;
Yanru WANG
;
Aijing LIU
- Keywords:
Scleroderma,systemic;
Digestive system;
Disease attributes;
Diagnosis;
Therapeutics
- From:
Chinese Journal of General Practitioners
2017;16(9):725-728
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Systemic sclerosis is an autoimmune disease characterized by skin thickening and tightness.Digestive system is the most commonly damaged system secondary to skin,and as to unspecific clinical manifestations,this complication is often ignored in the early,the prognosis and quality of life of patients will be affected.This article overviews the recent research developments on pathology,clinical features,management of systemic sclerosis with digestive system involvement,to draw attention to early diagnosis and treatment of this condition for the improvement of the prognosis.
