Open AccessA Case of Overlap Syndrome of Rheumatoid Arthritis and Polymyositis with the Involvement of Upper Pharyngeal Muscles
Author(s) -
Won Seok Jang,
So-Mi Kim,
SeungJae Hong,
SangHoon Lee,
Ran Song,
Hyung-In Yang,
Yeon-Ah Lee
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of rheumatic diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2093-940X
pISSN - 2233-4718
DOI - 10.4078/jrd.2013.20.4.251
Subject(s) - polymyositis , medicine , rheumatoid arthritis , overlap syndrome , tacrolimus , azathioprine , dermatology , connective tissue , myositis , swallowing , muscle weakness , dermatomyositis , pharyngeal muscles , pharynx , proximal muscle weakness , muscle biopsy , pathology , surgery , biopsy , disease , transplantation
An overlap syndrome is a combination of major features of more than one connective tissue diseases which is presented in the same patient. An overlap syndrome of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and polymyositis (PM) which involved the upper pharyngeal muscle has not been reported in Korea. Herein, we report a rare case of a patient with a long-history RA presenting proximal muscle weakness and swallowing difficulty, who was successfully treated with a high-dose of corticosteroid, azathioprine and tacrolimus.
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