Research Article
Colorectal Perforation in Patients with Connective Tissue Disease
Table 3
The Characteristics of the patient with CTD.
| | No. of patients | (%) |
| Total | 26 | | Age | 61.5 | (28-95) | Sex | | | Male | 7 | 26.9% | Female | 19 | 73.1% | Connective tissue disease (CTD) | | | Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) | 6 | 23.1% | Polyarteritis nodosa (PN) | 5 | 19.2% | Mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD) | 4 | 15.4% | Malignant rheumatoid arthritis (MRA) | 2 | 7.7% | Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) | 2 | 7.7% | Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) | 2 | 7.7% | Dermatomyositis (DM) | 1 | 3.8% | Systemic sclerosis (SSC) | 1 | 3.8% | Adult Still disease | 1 | 3.8% | Sjögren’s syndrome | 1 | 3.8% | Wegener granulomatosis | 1 | 3.8% | Perforation site | | | Cecum | 3 | 11.5% | Ascending colon | 4 | 15.4% | Transverse colon | 3 | 11.5% | Descending colon | 3 | 11.5% | Sigmoid colon | 8 | 30.8% | Rectosigmoid colon | 4 | 15.4% | Rectum | 1 | 3.8% | Cause of perforation | | | Diverticulum | 13 | 50.0% | Idiopathic | 5 | 19.2% | Ulcer | 5 | 19.2% | Ischemic | 1 | 3.8% | Colorectal cancer | 1 | 3.8% | Cytomegalovirus enteritis | 1 | 3.8% |
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