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Ann Rheum Dis 2002;61:305-306 doi:10.1136/ard.61.4.305
  • Lesson of the month

Polymyositis as a cause of total gut failure

  1. A J Hughes1,
  2. I Ferguson1,
  3. E Rankin2,
  4. K Kane1
  1. 1Department of Gastroenterology, Selly Oak Hospital, Raddlebarn Road, Birmingham B29 6JD, UK
  2. 2Department of Rheumatology, Selly Oak Hospital
  1. Correspondence to:
    Dr E Rankin, Department of Rheumatology, Selly Oak Hospital, Raddlebarn Road, Birmingham B29 6JD, UK
  • Accepted 3 August 2001

Abstract

Background: Gastrointestinal manifestations are seen in systemic sclerosis and mixed connective tissue disorders but are rare in pure polymyositis.

Case report: 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.

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  • Series editor: Anthony D Woolf

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