A case report of autoimmune necrotizing myositis presenting as dysphagia and neck swelling

Severe dysphagia may occur in the immune mediated necrotizing myopathies (IMNM). Neck swelling and severe dysphagia as the initial symptoms upon presentation has not been previously described.

Source: BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders - May 17, 2016 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Linh Q. Ngo, Andrew G. Wu, Matthew A. Nguyen, Lauren E. McPherson and Elie Gertner Source Type: research