The assessment of malnutrition and severity of gastrointestinal disease by using symptom-based questionnaires in systemic sclerosis: is it related to severe organ involvement or capillary rarefaction at microcirculation?

Yalcinkaya Y., Erturk Z., Unal A. U., Kaymaz Tahra S., Pehlivan O., Atagunduz P., ...More

Clinical and experimental rheumatology, vol.38, 2020 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 38
  • Publication Date: 2020
  • Journal Name: Clinical and experimental rheumatology
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, CAB Abstracts, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Veterinary Science Database
  • Keywords: systemic sclerosis, malnutrition, gastrointestinal disease, UNIVERSITY-OF-CALIFORNIA, NUTRITIONAL-STATUS, NAILFOLD CAPILLAROSCOPY, LOS-ANGELES, MORTALITY, VALIDITY, VERSION, RELIABILITY, OUTPATIENTS, VALIDATION
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective. Gastrointestinal (GI) system is commonly affected in sytemic sclerosis (SSc) patients who are also known to be at risk for malnutrition. We aimed to investigate the relationship between severity of GI disease, malnutrition and severity of organ involvement including microvasculopathy.