Abstract
We report the case of a 70 year-old woman admitted for pharyngeal dysphagia. The diagnosis of polymyositis was made on manometry and histopathological neuromuscular biopsy findings. There were no inflammatory syndrome, muscular enzyme increase or electromyographic abnormalities. The patient was initially treated by prednisone (1 mg/kg/d) with success, but relapsed 12 weeks later and then was put on azathioprine (2 mg/kg/d). Pharyngeal dysphagia can be the only clinical manifestation of polymyositis, usually a systemic disease.
| Translated title of the contribution | Polymyositis, a cause of isolated pharyngeal dysphagia |
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| Original language | French |
| Pages (from-to) | 502-504 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Gastroenterologie Clinique et Biologique |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue number | 6-7 |
| State | Published - 1993 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- inclusion body myositis
- oculopharyngeal myopathy
- pharyngeal dysphagia
- polymyositis