A systematic review and meta-analysis on the prevalence and clinical characteristics of dysphagia in patients with dermatomyositis.

Ivy Ka Yu Cheng Christina Sze-Man Wong

Published in: Neurogastroenterology and motility : the official journal of the European Gastrointestinal Motility Society (2023)

Our findings showed that dysphagia affects one in three patients with DM or JDM. However, the documentation on the diagnosis and management of dysphagia in the literature is inadequate. Our results highlighted the need to use both clinical and instrumental assessments to evaluate swallowing function in this population.

Keyphrases

systematic review
interstitial lung disease
electronic health record
rheumatoid arthritis
disease activity
systemic sclerosis
weight loss
metabolic syndrome
skeletal muscle
adipose tissue
idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis