title: [Pharyngeal dysphagia and polymyositis].
abstract: We report the case of a 70 year-old woman admitted for pharyngeal dysphagia. The diagnosis of polymyositis was made on manometry and histopathological neuromuscular biopsy findings. There were no inflammatory syndrome, muscular enzyme increase or electromyographic abnormalities. The patient was initially treated by prednisone (1 mg/kg/d) with success, but relapsed 12 weeks later and then was put on azathioprine (2 mg/kg/d). Pharyngeal dysphagia can be the only clinical manifestation of polymyositis, usually a systemic disease.
authors.affiliation: Service de Gastroentérologie, Hôpital Beaujon, Clichy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chemtob
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Malka
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lévy
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lévy
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ponsot
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bernades
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001379:Azathioprine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D004750:Enteral Nutrition; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010608:Pharyngeal Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D017285:Polymyositis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012008:Recurrence
chemical_list: D001379:Azathioprine; D011241:Prednisone
vernacular_title: Dysphagie haute et polymyosite.