TY - JOUR
T1 - Corticosteroid induced remission of oesophageal involvement in mixed connective tissue disease
AU - Pines, Amos
AU - Goldhammer, Ehud
AU - Kaplinsky, Naomi
AU - Bregman, Joseph
AU - Frankl, Otto
PY - 1982
Y1 - 1982
N2 - Oesophageal involvement is known to be one of the most severe and resistant manifestations of connective tissue diseases, mainly progressive systemic sclerosis (PSS). A patient who had manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus, PSS and polymyositis is described. Since some features of mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD) respond to corticosteroid treatment, fluocortolone was administered and both clinical and radiological remission of the oesophageal involvement were observed. At the same time, there was also a marked improvement of the cutaneous lesions. In view of the described observation, it seems advisable to try this treatment for oesophageal manifestations of MCTD.
AB - Oesophageal involvement is known to be one of the most severe and resistant manifestations of connective tissue diseases, mainly progressive systemic sclerosis (PSS). A patient who had manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus, PSS and polymyositis is described. Since some features of mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD) respond to corticosteroid treatment, fluocortolone was administered and both clinical and radiological remission of the oesophageal involvement were observed. At the same time, there was also a marked improvement of the cutaneous lesions. In view of the described observation, it seems advisable to try this treatment for oesophageal manifestations of MCTD.
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U2 - 10.1136/pgmj.58.679.297
DO - 10.1136/pgmj.58.679.297
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AN - SCOPUS:0020045129
SN - 0032-5473
VL - 58
SP - 297
EP - 298
JO - Postgraduate Medical Journal
JF - Postgraduate Medical Journal
IS - 679
ER -