title: A tell tale handshake.
abstract: Myotonic dystrophy is a group of inherited disorders called muscular dystrophies. Clinical presentation of this disease is characterised by progressive muscle weakness with myotonia, cataracts, infertility (in males) and cardiac conduction defects. We present a case of a 35 year old male with lung abscess, later diagnosed to be a case of myotonic dystrophy. Lung abscess is an uncommon presentation of this disease and has never been reported before.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Mount Sinai St Luke's Roosevelt Hospital, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Praneet
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Wander
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Mount Sinai St Luke's Roosevelt Hospital, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Adedapo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Iluyomade
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Mount Sinai St Luke's Roosevelt Hospital, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sanmartin
authors.affiliation: Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab, India.
authors.forename: Akriti
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Mount Sinai St Luke's Roosevelt Hospital, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Mary
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: O'Sullivan
keywords: Differential diagnosis; Lung abscess; Myotonic dystrophy