Oropharyngeal dysphagia in dermatomyosites: case report and literature review

Summary: We present a rare case of dermatomyosites associated with severe oropharyngeal dysphagia. A 13 year old female patient, being followed at the Rheumatologic Department, was referred to the Otolaryngology Department of the University of São Paulo School of Medicine Hospital. She complained of...

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Main Authors: Elza Maria Lemos, Patricia Paula Santoro, Raquel Aguiar Tavares, Roberta Ismael Dias Garcia, Cristina Lemos Barbosa Furia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2008-11-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1808869415301579