A Rare Presentation of a Rare Disease: Oropharyngeal Dysphagia as The Main Manifestation of Myasthenia Gravis
| Autor: | Michael Malkowski, Mohammad Abudalou, Michael C C Slama, Eduardo A. Vega, Marcel R. Robles |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
myasthenia gravis
medicine.medical_specialty Weakness dysphagia business.industry Gastroenterology General Engineering Fatigable weakness autoimmune medicine.disease oropharyngeal dysphagia Dysphagia Dermatology Myasthenia gravis Neurology Swallowing otorhinolaryngologic diseases Etiology Medicine deglutition medicine.symptom business Rare disease Oropharyngeal dysphagia |
| Zdroj: | Cureus |
| ISSN: | 2168-8184 |
| DOI: | 10.7759/cureus.16880 |
| Popis: | Oropharyngeal dysphagia is defined as the inability or difficulty to initiate swallowing. It has a wide array of etiologies including structural and neurologic diseases. Myasthenia gravis (MG) is a rare autoimmune condition caused by antibodies against the post-synaptic membranes of the neuromuscular junction, leading to fatigable weakness of skeletal muscles. Bulbar symptoms are less prevalent than ocular symptoms or limb weakness but can be particularly morbid. Non-neurologists are more likely to be the first providers to evaluate patients with dysphagia and should be familiar with MG. We report a unique case of newly diagnosed MG with the initial presentation of solid food and liquid dysphagia. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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