Tongue atrophy in mixed connective tissue disease
| Autor: | J P Ballantyne, Asad Zoma, P.-J. Lamey, J. Gibson |
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| Rok vydání: | 1991 |
| Předmět: |
Tongue atrophy
Pathology medicine.medical_specialty Prednisolone medicine.medical_treatment Tongue Diseases Pathology and Forensic Medicine Dysarthria Mixed connective tissue disease Tongue medicine Humans General Dentistry Myositis Mixed Connective Tissue Disease business.industry Middle Aged medicine.disease Dysphagia Muscular Atrophy medicine.anatomical_structure Gastroesophageal Reflux Female medicine.symptom Dentures Deglutition Disorders business |
| Zdroj: | Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology. 71:294-296 |
| ISSN: | 0030-4220 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/0030-4220(91)90302-s |
| Popis: | A case is reported of tongue atrophy in a patient with mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD) and major myositic involvement. The case highlights oropharyngeal aspects of MCTD, including inability to wear dentures, dysarthria, and dysphagia. To our knowledge this is the first report of major tongue involvement in myositis as part of MCTD. |
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