A case of Mallory-Weiss syndrome complicating pregnancy in a patient with scleroderma.
The majority of patients with scleroderma have gastrointestinal involvement, and a few experience gastrointestinal hemorrhage, however, gastrointestinal hemorrhage due to Mallory-Weiss syndrome is very rare. We report upon a 24-year-old pregnant woman with scleroderma who had gastrointestinal hemorrhage due to Mallory-Weiss syndrome.
Cho
Kyu-Hyun
KH
Department of Internal Medicine, Catholic University of Daegu School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea.
Heo
Seong-Wook
SW
Chung
Seung-Hie
SH
Kim
Chae-Gi
CG
Kim
Ho Gak
HG
Choe
Jung-Yoon
JY
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008309:Mallory-Weiss Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012595:Scleroderma, Systemic / Q000150:complications*