title: Dysphonia and dermatomyositis: an unusual manifestation.
abstract: We report a case of a 39-year-old female with a recent diagnosis of dermatomyositis and dysphonia. Dermatomyositis is a connective tissue disease with multisystem involvement: cardiac, pulmonary, musculoskeletal, gastrointestinal, and dermatologic are the most common. While dermatomyositis affects thousands of individuals in the United States, laryngeal involvement has only been described in a single case report to date.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27157, USA.
authors.forename: Megan Wilson
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Wood
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: McNeill
authors.forename: J Whit
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Mims
authors.forename: S Carter
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Wright
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018501:Antirheumatic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001706:Biopsy; D003882:Dermatomyositis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D055154:Dysphonia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D006886:Hydroxychloroquine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008727:Methotrexate / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D018501:Antirheumatic Agents; D005938:Glucocorticoids; D006886:Hydroxychloroquine; D011241:Prednisone; D008727:Methotrexate