[Connectivitis and diseases of the digestive system].
Gastroenteric changes in patients suffering from connectivitis observed consecutively between 1977 and 1986 have been examined: of the 24 patients (20 f, 4 m) aged between 13 and 76 yrs observed, 12 suffered from rheumatoid arthritis, 8 systemic lupus erythematosus, 2 sclerodermia, 2 mixed connectivitis. 14 reported gastroenteric disturbances, particularly dyspepsia, rarely dysphagia, diarrhoea, melena. Gastroenteric lesions, gastroesophageal reflux, erosive oesophagitis, oesophageal diverticulum, congestive gastritis, duodenitis, duodenal ulcer, diverticular colonopathy were observed, confirming the frequency of gastroenteric changes in connectivitis.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000150:complications; D003095:Collagen Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012595:Scleroderma, Systemic / Q000150:complications
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