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oesophagus- scleroderma (medicine)


oesophagus: scleroderma
<radiology> Females (80%), 35-55 years of age, decreased LES pressure, decreased peristalsis, smooth muscle atrophy with or without loose fibrosis, dermatomyositis may include involvement of upper 1/3 (striated), dysphagia to solids more than liquids (steakhouse syndrome), wide-open LES or HH, with or without basilar pulmonary fibrosis, other GI sites associated with CREST syndrome