title: Polymyositis as a cause of total gut failure.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Gastrointestinal manifestations are seen in systemic sclerosis and mixed connective tissue disorders but are rare in pure polymyositis.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 44 year old woman with polymyositis who developed total gut failure requiring treatment with total parenteral nutrition is described.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The patient's polymyositis is now fully controlled biochemically, but her gastrointestinal symptoms persist.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Selly Oak Hospital, Raddlebarn Road, Birmingham B29 6JD, UK.
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Hughes
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ferguson
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rankin
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kane
mesh_terms: D003112:Colonic Pseudo-Obstruction / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008286:Malabsorption Syndromes / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D010289:Parenteral Nutrition, Total / Q000379:methods; D017285:Polymyositis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology