[pubmed] A Rare Presentation of a Rare Disease: Oropharyngeal Dysphagia as The Main Manifestation of Myasthenia Gravis

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Cureus. 2021 Aug 4;13(8):e16880. doi: 10.7759/cureus.16880. eCollection 2021 Aug.

ABSTRACT

Oropharyngeal dysphagia is defined as the inability or difficulty to initiate swallowing. It has a wide array of etiologies including structural and neurologic diseases. Myasthenia gravis (MG) is a rare autoimmune condition caused by antibodies against the post-synaptic membranes of the neuromuscular junction, leading to fatigable weakness of skeletal muscles. Bulbar symptoms are less prevalent than ocular symptoms or limb weakness but can be particularly morbid. Non-neurologists are more likely to be the first providers to evaluate patients with dysphagia and should be familiar with MG. We report a unique case of newly diagnosed MG with the initial presentation of solid food and liquid dysphagia.

PMID:34513455 | PMC:PMC8411993 | DOI:10.7759/cureus.16880


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