The challenge of leading with multiple and severe gastrointestinal complications in a patient with systemic sclerosis

• Main Authors: Raquel Batista (Author), Lara Adelino (Author), Cristina Lopes (Author), Maria de Fátima Pimenta (Author)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: Sociedade Galega de Medicina Interna, 2018-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Assuntos: article
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Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a multisystem autoimunne disorder that involves the gastrointestinal tract in more than 90% of patients. The various gastointestinal complications result in a numerous presentations that impair oral intake and fecal continence, and consequently have an adverse effect on t...