Thyrotoxic Dysphagia in an 82-Year-Old Male
Dysphagia is a common problem in elderly patients and a rare manifestation of Graves' disease. We report a case of an 82-year-old male who presented with a 4-week history of dysphagia and weight loss. Workup for his dysphagia with upper endoscopy, MRI brain, electromyography, acetyl-cholinester...
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Main Authors: | Konstantinos Parperis, Ramona Dadu, Sheikh Hoq, Vivian Argento |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2011-01-01
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Series: | Case Reports in Medicine |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/929523 |
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