Autoimmune Disorders: Gastrointestinal Manifestations and Endoscopic Findings
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Afkhamossadat Merikhi; Alison Schneider; Barbara B Frank
- Source
- Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Clinics of North America. 16:133-151
- Subject
- Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Gastrointestinal Diseases
Arthritis
Disease
Gastroenterology
Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal
Scleroderma
Autoimmune Diseases
Arthritis, Rheumatoid
Sex Factors
Sex factors
Internal medicine
medicine
Animals
Esophagitis
Humans
Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic
Disease process
Mixed Connective Tissue Disease
Gastrointestinal tract
Lupus erythematosus
medicine.diagnostic_test
business.industry
Behcet Syndrome
Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
fungi
Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis
food and beverages
medicine.disease
Dermatology
Endoscopy
Sjogren's Syndrome
Scleroderma, Diffuse
Female
Gastrointestinal Motility
business
- Language
- ISSN
- 1052-5157
The gastrointestinal tract can be involved in many autoimmune disorders, and women are affected more than men in most of the disease processes discussed. As this article outlines, gastrointestinal manifestations can be either part of the clinical presentation or complications of treatment. Depending on the disease process and the severity of symptoms, gastrointestinal evaluation and treatment can have an important role in the management of these diseases.