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Inclusion body myositis presenting solely as dysphagia
D S Riminton1, S T Chambers, P J Parkin
1Department of Medicine, Christchurch Hospital, New Zealand.
Neurology
|June 1, 1993
Abstract:
Two patients presenting with dysphagia due to cricopharyngeal muscle dysfunction developed limb weakness 2 to 3 years later. Cricopharyngeal and limb muscle biopsies demonstrated changes typical of inclusion body myositis (IBM). Both patients improved following cricopharyngeal myotomy. IBM should be considered in patients presenting with dysphagia.