A Case of Dermatomyositis and Anti-EJ Autoantibody with Chronic Intestinal Pseudoobstruction Successfully Treated with Octreotide

Chronic intestinal pseudoobstruction (CIPO) is a serious complication in patients with connective tissue disease (CTD) and is sometimes life-threatening or fatal despite intensive medical treatment. Here, we report a patient with dermatomyositis (DM) and anti-EJ autoantibody who developed CIPO that...

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Main Authors: Chiho Yamada, Shinji Sato, Noriko Sasaki, Takayoshi Kurabayashi, Sho Sasaki, Yasushi Koyama, Naofumi Chinen, Takayuki Wakabayashi, Yasuo Suzuki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2016-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Rheumatology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/9510316
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