Laryngeal edema in a patient with dermatomyositis
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Facial and laryngeal edema in a patient with dermatomyositis.
The patient, a 47-year-old woman, presented with a 1month history of hoarseness, mild dysphagia, proximal muscular weakness and a heliotropic rash. Localized face and neck edema was evident (Picture A). The level of creatinine phosphokinase was elevated at 4,193 U/L (normal range: 45-163 U/L). The clinical, laboratory and biopsy findings were suggestive of dermatomyositis. Fat-suppressed, T2wei...
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عنوان ژورنال: Otolaryngology Case Reports
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2468-5488
DOI: 10.1016/j.xocr.2017.01.003