Colonic Telangiectasias Associated With Systemic Sclerosis
Gastrointestinal (GI) hemorrhage occurs in 15% of patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc).<sup>1</sup> Although cutaneous telangiectasia is common in SSc, mucosal telangiectasias can also occur and may involve the GI tract, including gastric antral vascular ectasia and telangiectasias or angiodysplasia of the stomach and small intestine.<sup>2,3</sup>
Authors
- Yuki Ohnishi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-1664-0669)
- Rikimaru Sawada
- Yasuhiro Suyama (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9298-9121)
- Ken Ohata
Institutions
- SUNY Upstate Medical University (US)
- NTT Medical Center (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Journal of Rheumatology
- Published
- 2026-02-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2025-0785
- Primary Topic
- Systemic Sclerosis and Related Diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00