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esophagus: scleroderma


  • females (80%), 35-55 y/o

  • decreased LES pressure, decreased peristalsis
  • smooth muscle atrophy +/- loose fibrosis
  • dermatomyositis may include involvement of upper 1/3 (striated)

  • dysphagia to solids > liquids ("steakhouse syndrome")
  • wide-open LES or HH
  • +/- basilar pulmonary fibrosis
  • other GI sites

    a/w CREST syndrome


Charles E. Kahn, Jr., MD  -  2 February 1995
Last updated:  1 October 2013


 

Related CHORUS documents:
CREST syndrome
scleroderma
esophageal dysmotility
interstitial pulmonary fibrosis
Chagas disease
achalasia

 

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