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Dysphonia and dermatomyositis: An unusual manifestation
Author(s) -
Wood Megan Wilson,
McNeill Elena,
Mims J. Whit,
Wright S. Carter
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
the laryngoscope
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.181
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1531-4995
pISSN - 0023-852X
DOI - 10.1002/lary.23540
Subject(s) - dermatomyositis , medicine , dermatology , connective tissue , connective tissue disease , disease , pathology , autoimmune disease
We report a case of a 39‐year‐old female with a recent diagnosis of dermatomyositis and dysphonia. Dermatomyositis is a connective tissue disease with multisystem involvement: cardiac, pulmonary, musculoskeletal, gastrointestinal, and dermatologic are the most common. While dermatomyositis affects thousands of individuals in the United States, laryngeal involvement has only been described in a single case report to date.
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