Abstract
Presentation of Case A 77-year-old man was admitted to the hospital because of an inability to walk of acute onset. The patient was in a stable state of health until three months earlier, when he began to experience difficulty in swallowing solids, with a sensation that food stuck low in the neck; his appetite decreased, and he consumed less food than usual. Two months before admission, fever and nausea occurred, with a burning pain over the upper dorsal region at about the level of the fourth thoracic vertebra. A physician found that the temperature was 38.9°C and noted a loss….
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1610-1618 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | New England Journal of Medicine |
Volume | 320 |
Issue number | 24 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 15 1989 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Medicine(all)