WATERMELON STOMACH IN SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS: A EUSTAR CASE-CONTROL STUDY

Absence of antitopoisomerase I antibodies and presence of antibodies to RNA-Polymerase-III antibodies may be useful to identify the subset of SSc patients with increased risk for GAVE. Despite it was described as a late complication, SSc patients with GAVE had early disease duration. GAVE appears as a cause of anaemia that clinicians should be aware of. This complication often requires local endoscopic therapy, which is usually efficient, despite frequent recurrent events. The inclusion of further cases in this ongoing project may help to better characterise the features of this rare complication.