Cimetidine in Scleroderma
Abstract
Abstract To the Editor.— We have been using cimetidine in a 55-year-old man with systemic scleroderma of the acrosclerosis type to control symptoms of reflux esophagitis, including substernal pain on recumbency and postprandially, especially prominent on retiring in the evening.Evaluation of the esophagus with fluoroscopy showed a small hiatal hernia, no noticeable reflux, and normal motility. The stomach, duodenal loop, and small bowel appeared normal. The result of the large bowel...