Myasthenia gravis and intrathoracic goiter presenting as a combined cause of dysphagia.

Resumen

BACKGROUND: Dysphagia is common among general population. Nevertheless, it is more common among patients with thyroid neoplasms or neurologic disease, presenting as one of the first complaints. Dysphagia characteristics classify and dichotomize its management, often requiring a thorough assessment excluding organic disease.

CLINICAL CASE: A 46-year-old male patient with dysphagia produced by extraesophageal

compression due to goiter with a neurological spectrum due to myasthenia gravis.

CONCLUSIONS: With this case, we highlight the difference between the clinical spectrum of both entities and the characteristics both share.

KEYWORDS: Dysphagia; Myasthenia gravis; Retrosternal goiter; Esophageal dysphagia.