The doctor reminded that if you have muscle weakness near the limbs, difficulty swallowing, and easy choking, be careful that inflammatory muscle disease is at your door, and please go to the hospital for examination as soon as possible; the picture is a photo of the situation, and the characters in the picture have nothing to do with this article.

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[Health Channel/Comprehensive Report] If there is sudden weakness of limbs and easy choking in daily life, the doctor reminds that it is inflammatory muscle disease that comes to your door. If it invades the skin at the same time, a reddish-purple rash appears, or the eyelids and orbits Erythema appears, often accompanied by edema, difficulty swallowing, etc. Please go to the hospital for examination and treatment as soon as possible.

Linkou Chang Gung Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology Department posted an article on Facebook fans, pointing out that the most common inflammatory muscle diseases are

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It is a phenomenon in which muscle tissue becomes inflamed, resulting in damage to muscle fibers.

The main symptom is symmetrical and progressive muscle weakness, especially the proximal muscle invasion (such as thigh, upper arm, neck, etc.), such as standing up from a chair, going up and down stairs, raising arms, etc., will feel special Powerless.

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In addition, if the skin is invaded at the same time, a reddish-purple rash appears, which is dermatomyositis, and the symptoms of the rash will intensify after exposure to the sun.

Because the invasion is gradual, if it is not treated, it may even invade the muscles of the oropharynx or esophagus, causing symptoms such as difficulty swallowing and easy choking.

The doctor reminds that if you have muscle weakness in the proximal limbs, difficulty swallowing, easy to choke, or erythema on the eyelids and orbits, often accompanied by edema, and rashes on the finger joints, elbows, knees, ankles, toes, etc., please Go to the hospital for examination as soon as possible.

In addition, some netizens questioned, "Is being easily choked or choked a sign of a stroke?" The doctor answered, not necessarily, sometimes eating without concentration, eating too fast, or aging problems of the elderly may also cause choking and choking .

In addition, if the frequency of choking is high, it is recommended to check what is the cause.

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