Impact of dysphagia and its severity on long-term survival and swallowing function outcomes in patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathies other than inclusion body myositis.
Shin-Ichiro OhmuraShin-Ya TamechikaToshiaki MiyamotoKenjiro KuniedaTaio NaniwaPublished in: International journal of rheumatic diseases (2022)
The poor survival of dysphagic myositis patients was largely confounded by advanced age and comorbid malignancies. However, patients with the most severe dysphagia had a significantly worse swallowing function and survival prognosis than those with milder dysphagia.