Oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy.
Oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy (OPMD) is a rare progressive disease characterized by bilateral ptosis and dysphagia. A case report of a patient of French-Canadian descent is presented. The importance of OPMD is emphasized, not only in its differential of ptosis, but also because of the possible sequella from the dysphagia of weight loss, pulmonary infection, choking and tracheal aspiration.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001763:Blepharoptosis / Q000209:etiology; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009132:Muscles; D009136:Muscular Dystrophies / Q000150:complications / Q000235:genetics*; D009801:Oculomotor Muscles; D010375:Pedigree; D010609:Pharyngeal Muscles