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Chronic cough as the presenting symptom of oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy
R A Buckler1, M R Pratter, D A Chad
1Department of Neurology, University of Massachusetts Medical Center, Worcester.
Chest
|April 1, 1989
Abstract:
A patient had chronic, persistent cough as the presenting symptom of the neuromuscular disorder oculopharyngeal dystrophy (OPD). The presence of a significant smoking history initially resulted in the cough incorrectly being attributed to COPD. By using a systematic diagnostic approach, the correct etiology was determined.