Inclusion body myositis with cricopharyngeus muscle involvement and severe dysphagia.
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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Department of Neurology, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington.
Bradley
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Adesina
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Sofferman
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Pendlebury
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D000368:Aged; D001132:Arm; D003413:Cricoid Cartilage; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D002479:Inclusion Bodies; D009132:Muscles / Q000473:pathology; D009220:Myositis / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D010614:Pharynx