Polymyositis as a cause of total gut failure.
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.
Hughes
A J
AJ
Department of Gastroenterology, Selly Oak Hospital, Raddlebarn Road, Birmingham B29 6JD, UK.
Ferguson
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Rankin
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Kane
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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