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Inclusion body myositis with cricopharyngeus muscle involvement and severe dysphagia

✍ Scribed by Dr.; MD A. Verma; Dr.; DM; FRCP Walter Bradley; Dr.; MD A. M. Adesina; Dr.; MD R. Sofferman; Dr.; MD W. W. Pendlebury

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 1991
Tongue: English
Weight: 432 KB
Volume: 14
Category: Article
ISSN: 0148-639X
DOI: 10.1002/mus.880140514

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✦ Synopsis

A patient with inclusion body myositis (IBM) is presented. Unusual aspects of this case include a myopathy of 36 years duration, severe dysphagia due to cricopharyngeus muscle dysfunction, improvement with cricopharyngeus myotomy, and a diagnostic cricopharyngeus muscle biopsy.

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