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Nutrición Hospitalaria
On-line version ISSN 1699-5198Print version ISSN 0212-1611
Abstract
REBOLLO-ROMAN, Ángel et al. Nutritional approach in systemic sclerosis: report of a case. Nutr. Hosp. [online]. 2019, vol.36, n.5, pp.1231-1234. Epub Feb 24, 2020. ISSN 1699-5198. https://dx.doi.org/10.20960/nh.02732.
Background:
systemic sclerosis is a rare systemic acquired disease with a complex pathogenesis which compromises multiple organs. The nutritional approach to treat patients with this disease is not clearly stablished due to its low prevalence.
Case report:
we present the case of a 37-year-old woman diagnosed with systemic sclerosis with gastrointestinal compromise, 40% weight loss since diagnosis and severe anemia. Despite oral supplementation, placement of a gastrostomy feeding tube and medical therapy with octreotide, her nutritional requirements are not achieved, so we suggest home parenteral nutrition to complete the nutritional support.
Discussion:
the severe intestinal affection in this patient made it necessary to turn to the parenteral access because of the oral intolerance secondary to the intestinal pseudo-obstruction. In these cases, the lack of etiological treatment makes home parenteral nutrition play an important role in the nutritional approach.
Keywords : Systemic sclerosis; Nutritional approach; Intestinal obstruction.