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Copyright © 2016 Chiho Yamada et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Abstract

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 was improved by octreotide. Because her abdominal pain and bloatedness were so severe and persistent, we introduced octreotide to relieve symptoms. In this case, continuous intravenous administration as well as long-acting subcutaneous injection of octreotide was effective for treating CIPO.

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Title
A Case of Dermatomyositis and Anti-EJ Autoantibody with Chronic Intestinal Pseudoobstruction Successfully Treated with Octreotide
Author
Yamada, Chiho; Sato, Shinji; Sasaki, Noriko; Kurabayashi, Takayoshi; Sasaki, Sho; Koyama, Yasushi; Chinen, Naofumi; Wakabayashi, Takayuki; Suzuki, Yasuo
Publication year
2016
Publication date
2016
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
ISSN
20906889
e-ISSN
20906897
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
1846089242
Copyright
Copyright © 2016 Chiho Yamada et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.