title: Successful treatment of prokinetic-resistant intestinal pseudo-obstruction and pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis in systemic sclerosis with metronidazole.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, The Tazuke-Kofukai Medical Research Institute, Kitano Hospital, 2-4-20 Ohgimachi, Kita-ku, Osaka, 530-8480, Japan. ms-fujita@kitano-hp.or.jp.
authors.forename: Masaaki
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-7168-6850
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fujita
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, The Tazuke-Kofukai Medical Research Institute, Kitano Hospital, 2-4-20 Ohgimachi, Kita-ku, Osaka, 530-8480, Japan.
authors.forename: Yumiko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nakano
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, The Tazuke-Kofukai Medical Research Institute, Kitano Hospital, 2-4-20 Ohgimachi, Kita-ku, Osaka, 530-8480, Japan.
authors.forename: Masato
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yagita
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005765:Gastrointestinal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D007418:Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008795:Metronidazole / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011006:Pneumatosis Cystoides Intestinalis / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D012595:Scleroderma, Systemic / Q000150:complications*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D005765:Gastrointestinal Agents; D008795:Metronidazole