title: [Collagen disease and reflux esophagitis].
abstract: The incidence of reflux esophagitis in cases of collagen disease is about 10%. However, reflux esophagitis is seen in about 50% of scleroderma cases. Moreover, in scleroderma the severity is correlated with the time since onset of the disease. Endoscopy is performed more often in the severe cases, and little therapeutic effect can be expected without use of a proton pump inhibitor.
authors.affiliation: Second Department of Internal Medicine, Aichi Medical University.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sakurai
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hayashi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003095:Collagen Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D004942:Esophagitis, Peptic / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012595:Scleroderma, Systemic / Q000150:complications