Gastric antral vascular ectasia (watermelon stomach) in a patient with Sjögren's syndrome.
Gastric antral vascular ectasia (GAVE), a rare yet treatable cause of upper gastrointestinal bleeding, has been described in a variety of autoimmune diseases. We describe a patient who had typical Sjögren's syndrome and iron deficiency anemia requiring blood transfusion. An endoscopy showed characteristic findings of GAVE. After several fulguration therapies with argon-plasma coagulator, the mucosal lesions improved and her hemoglobin levels returned to normal.
Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Florida, Jacksonville, Florida 32209, USA.
Archana
A
Goel
Charles L
CL
Christian
D000368:Aged; D018798:Anemia, Iron-Deficiency / Q000209:etiology; D016145:Endoscopy, Digestive System; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D020252:Gastric Antral Vascular Ectasia / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D011706:Pyloric Antrum / Q000473:pathology*; D012859:Sjogren's Syndrome / Q000150:complications*