SCLERODERMA: RELATION OF PULMONARY CHANGES TO ESOPHAGEAL DISEASE
Authors: P R MAHRER, J A EVANS, I STEINBERG
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1954)

Article1 January 1954SCLERODERMA: RELATION OF PULMONARY CHANGES TO ESOPHAGEAL DISEASEPETER R. MAHRER, M.D., JOHN A. EVANS, M.D., ISRAEL STEINBERG, M.D., F.A.C.P.PETER R. MAHRER, M.D., JOHN A. EVANS, M.D., ISRAEL STEINBERG, M.D., F.A.C.P.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-40-1-92 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptScleroderma is a systemic disease involving the collagenous tissues. The skin, gastrointestinal tract, and the cardiovascular, musculoskeletal, genitourinary and pulmonary systems may be involved. Dysphagia is a common complaint with esophageal involvement. The purpose of this report is to evaluate the lung changes in the cases reported in the literature, to add our own experience in 16 patients and to examine the relationship of the pulmonary changes and dysphagia.REVIEW OF LITERATUREThe first authenticated cases of pulmonary lesions with generalized scleroderma were described by Matsui1in 1924. He reported six postmortem cases, two of which had fibrosis of the...Bibliography1. Matsui S: Ueber die Pathologie und Pathogenese der Scleroderma, Mitt. a.d. med. Fakult. d.k. Univ. zu Tokyo 31: 55, 1924. Google Scholar2. MurphyKraininGerson JRPMJ: Scleroderma with pulmonary fibrosis, J. A. M. A. 116: 499, 1941. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. KlempererPollackBaehr PHG: Diffuse collagen diseases, J. A. M. A. 119: 331, 1942. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. WeissSteadWarrenBailey SEAJVOT: Scleroderma heart disease, Arch. Int. Med. 71: 749, 1943. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. Getzowa S: Cystic and compact pulmonary sclerosis in progressive scleroderma, Arch. 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