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This study compared self-reported incidence and prevalence of dysphagia in
inflammatory myopathy diseases with instrumental data from videofluoroscopy in a
cohort of 18 patients with inflammatory myopathies (inclusion body myositis,
polymyositis, and dermatomyositis). We found a high self-report of incidence of
dysphagia and demonstrated that symptoms described by the patients follow a
characteristic pattern. We conclude that there is a high incidence of dysphagia
in all three of the inflammatory myopathies. Questions about swallowing should
routinely be included in inflammatory myopathy patient examinations in order to
appropriately refer patients for further investigation of their swallowing
function and avoid the complications associated with dysphagia.

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