mixed connective tissue disease/diarrhea

A 39-year-old woman with mixed connective tissue disease suddenly developed repeated watery diarrhea two years after the onset of the disease. A colonic biopsy specimen revealed amyloid A protein deposition and the diagnosis of secondary amyloidosis was established. The amyloid deposition

A 36 y/o female presented with the chief complaint of diarrhea and vomiting which had lasted for four days, and with a family history of suicide. The first general examination showed severe dehydration with hyponatremia. After admission, she was diagnosed as having isolated adrenocorticotropic

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to characterize the clinical and motility findings in 62 patients with systemic sclerosis or related disorders referred for evaluation of upper gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms. METHODS Methods included retrospective clinical record review and quantitation of