Childhood-onset oculopharyngodistal myopathy with chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction.

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Oculopharyngodistal myopathy is characterized by the adult onset of ptosis, external ophthalmoplegia, dysphagia, and distal weakness. Although dysphagia is common, other gastrointestinal involvement has not been described. We report a case with childhood onset who developed chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction. Other myopathies associated with ophthalmoplegia and intestinal pseudo-obstruction such as...

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