title: A case of Mallory-Weiss syndrome complicating pregnancy in a patient with scleroderma.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Catholic University of Daegu School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea.
authors.forename: Kyu-Hyun
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: Seong-Wook
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Heo
authors.forename: Seung-Hie
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: Chae-Gi
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Ho Gak
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Jung-Yoon
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Choe
mesh_terms: 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*