Vnitr Lek 2020, 66(6):e53-e57 | DOI: 10.36290/vnl.2020.117

Gastrointestinal tract involvement in mixed connective tissue disease (Sharp syndrome)

Lenka Nosáková, Martin Schnierer, Peter Bánovčin, Katarína Stašková, Martin Ďuríček, Rudolf Hyrdel
Interná klinika - gastroenterologická JLF UK a UN Martin, Slovenská republika

Mixed connective tissue diseases (MCTD) is a very rare autoimmune disease connecting clinical signs of systemic lupus, systemic sclerosis, polymyositis and rheumatoid arthritis. Clinical manifestations are very diverse. In some patients, the digestive tract is affected in varying degrees. The esophagus is affected most often, and patients are complaining of dysphagia. Morphologically, this disorder is similar to the injure in systemic scleroderma. In this case, we describe a unique case of a severe damage of digestive tract manifested by esophageal motility disorders, cachectization, ascites, and repeated ileus conditions.

Keywords: ascites, cachexia, esophageal motility disorders, mixed connective tissue disease.

Published: October 8, 2020  Show citation

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Nosáková L, Schnierer M, Bánovčin P, Stašková K, Ďuríček M, Hyrdel R. Gastrointestinal tract involvement in mixed connective tissue disease (Sharp syndrome). Vnitr Lek. 2020;66(6):e53-57. doi: 10.36290/vnl.2020.117.
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