Decreased esophageal sphincter tone

Decreased esophageal sphincter tone is one of the symptoms of scleroderma esophagus. Sclerodermal esophagus refers to scleroderma, also known as progressive systemic sclerosis, and involves dynamic abnormalities in the esophageal muscularis.

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