[The digestive tract in systemic rheumatism].
The author reviews the main gastrointestinal complications of systemic lupus erythematosus, polyarteritis nodosa and Behçet's disease. Albeit rare, these manifestations are usually severe, sometimes fatal and always a difficult diagnostic challenge requiring much awareness from the clinician.
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Service de Rhumatologie, Cliniques Universitaires St-Luc, Université Catholique de Louvain, Bruxelles.
D001528:Behcet Syndrome / Q000150:complications; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000150:complications; D010488:Polyarteritis Nodosa / Q000150:complications; D012216:Rheumatic Diseases / Q000150:complications*