GI Disease in Early Systemic Sclerosis Associated with Worse Outcomes

The authors concluded their paper by calling for more research to understand, prevent and mitigate severe GI disease in SSc.

Lara C. Pullen, PhD, is a medical writer based in the Chicago area.

Reference

1. Richard N, Hudson M, Wang M, et al. Severe gastrointestinal disease in very early systemic sclerosis is associated with early mortality. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2018 Dec 4. [Epub ahead of print]