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Case Reports
. 2017 Sep;34(3):401-403.
doi: 10.1111/ger.12277. Epub 2017 May 19.

Huntington's disease with severe neck infection

Shunsuke Hino  1 , Takahiro Kaneko  1 , Norio Horie  1 , Tetsuo Shimoyama  1
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Huntington's disease with severe neck infection

Shunsuke Hino et al. Gerodontology. 2017 Sep.

Abstract

Objective: To present a case of Huntington's disease (HD) with severe neck infection.

Background: Huntington's disease (HD) is a progressive neurodegenerative genetic disorder and is often accompanied by dysphagia.

Materials and methods: The patient was a 64-year-old man with HD. The severe neck infection was considered as one of the symptoms of HD.

Conclusion: Clinicians should remember that patients with HD are apt to delay dental consultation, resulting in serious oral infections.

Keywords: Huntington's disease; dysphagia; neck infection.

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