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
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2011-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/929523