The challenge of leading with multiple and severe gastrointestinal complications in a patient with systemic sclerosis

Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a rare chronic autoimunne-mediated connective tissue disorder. Although the aetiology of the disease remains undetermined, systemic sclerosis is characterized by fibrosis and proliferative vascular lesions of the skin and internal organs. Prevalence of the disease in Europe and USA is estimated at 8-30 per 100.000 people with an annual incidence of 1-2 per 100.000 people1 . Involvement of the gastrointestinal...