A woman with dysphagia and Raynaud's phenomenon.
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relevant past medical history was admitted with dysphagia. She reported difficulty swallowing both solids and liquids and that it had been gradually worsening over a 10 year period. She denied pain on swallowing and there was no history of regurgitation, heartburn, corrosive ingestion, or weight loss. There was a 25 year history of intermittent attacks of pallor, pain, and redness of the digits.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Postgraduate medical journal
دوره 78 916 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2002