A Case of Overlap Syndrome of Rheumatoid Arthritis and Polymyositis with the Involvement of Upper Pharyngeal Muscles.
10.4078/jrd.2013.20.4.251
- Author:
Won Seok JANG
1
;
So Mi KIM
;
Seung Jae HONG
;
Sang Hoon LEE
;
Ran SONG
;
Hyung In YANG
;
Yeon Ah LEE
Author Information
1. Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea. aprildaum@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Rheumatoid arthritis;
Polymyositis;
Overlap syndrome
- MeSH:
Arthritis, Rheumatoid;
Azathioprine;
Connective Tissue Diseases;
Deglutition;
Humans;
Korea;
Muscle Weakness;
Pharyngeal Muscles;
Polymyositis;
Tacrolimus
- From:Journal of Rheumatic Diseases
2013;20(4):251-255
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
An overlap syndrome is a combination of major features of more than one connective tissue diseases which is presented in the same patient. An overlap syndrome of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and polymyositis (PM) which involved the upper pharyngeal muscle has not been reported in Korea. Herein, we report a rare case of a patient with a long-history RA presenting proximal muscle weakness and swallowing difficulty, who was successfully treated with a high-dose of corticosteroid, azathioprine and tacrolimus.
