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Spontaneous perforation of the small intestine due to scleroderma

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We have described a 42-year-old black woman with scleroderma who developed spontaneous perforation of the terminal ileum due to complete collagenous involvement of the bowel wall. Spontaneous intestinal perforation represents a rare complication of scleroderma which can be initially mistaken for pseudoobstruction.

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  1. Gastrointestinal Section, Department of Medicine of the Hospital and School of Medicine of the University of Pennsylvania, 570 Maloney Building, 3600 Spruce Street, 19104, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    William M. Battle MD, Gordon K. McLean MD, John J. Brooks MD, Hans Herlinger MD &  Bruce W. Trotman MD (a recipient of Clinical Investigator Award 1 K08 AM00235 from the National Institutes of Health)

  2. Departments of Radiology and Pathology of the Hospital and School of Medicine of the University of Pennsylvania, 570 Maloney Building, 3600 Spruce Street, 19104, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    William M. Battle MD, Gordon K. McLean MD, John J. Brooks MD, Hans Herlinger MD &  Bruce W. Trotman MD (a recipient of Clinical Investigator Award 1 K08 AM00235 from the National Institutes of Health)

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Battle, W.M., McLean, G.K., Brooks, J.J. et al. Spontaneous perforation of the small intestine due to scleroderma. Digest Dis Sci 24, 80–84 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01297244

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