Korean J Intern Med.  2003 Dec;18(4):238-240.

A Case of Mallory-Weiss Syndrome Complicating Pregnancy in a Patient with Scleroderma

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  • 1Department of Internal Medicine, Catholic University of Daegu School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea. jychoe@cataegu.ac.kr

Abstract

The majority of patients with scleroderma have gastrointestinal involvement, and a few experience gastrointestinal hemorrhage, however, gastrointestinal hemorrhage due to Mallory-Weiss syndrome is very rare. We report upon a 24-year-old pregnant woman with scleroderma who had gastrointestinal hemorrhage due to Mallory-Weiss syndrome.

Keyword

Scleroderma; Mallory-Weiss syndrome; Gastrointestinal hemorrhage

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Adult
Female
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage/diagnosis/*etiology
Human
Mallory-Weiss Syndrome/*diagnosis/*etiology
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications/*diagnosis
Scleroderma, Systemic/*complications
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