A Rare Presentation of a Rare Disease: Oropharyngeal Dysphagia as The Main Manifestation of Myasthenia Gravis

• Published in: Curēus (Palo Alto, CA) Vol. 13; no. 8; p. e16880
• Main Authors: Abudalou, Mohammad, Malkowski, Michael, Robles, Marcel R, Vega, Eduardo A, Slama, Michael C C
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Cureus 04.08.2021
• Subjects: Gastroenterology; Neurology; deglutition; dysphagia; myasthenia gravis; oropharyngeal dysphagia; autoimmune

Oropharyngeal dysphagia is defined as the inability or difficulty to initiate swallowing. It has a wide array of etiologies including structural and neurologic diseases. Myasthenia gravis (MG) is a rare autoimmune condition caused by antibodies against the post-synaptic membranes of the neuromuscula...