International Medical Case Reports Journal (Nov 2022)
A Case Report of Belly Dancer Dyskinesia in a 54 Years Old Female: Gastroenterology Meets Neurology
Abstract
Abate Bane,1,2 Amir Sultan Seid,1,2 Abdisa Ejeta,1 Zebeaman Tibebu Gorfu1 1Department of Internal Medicine, Adera Medical Center, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; 2Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, EthiopiaCorrespondence: Abate Bane, Tel +251-911-404-134, Email [email protected]: Dyskinesia limited only to the axial musculature is very rare, and if it is localized to the anterior abdominal wall, it is called belly dancer’s dyskinesia. Despite reports of variable clinical characteristics, a common feature is a myriad of involuntary, repetitive, sometimes painful, and often rhythmic movements of the anterior abdominal wall, with the majority being bilateral, resembling that of a belly dancer. As the symptom is mainly localized to the abdomen, patients could visit a gastroenterology service thinking it might be associated with underlying visceral pathology. Since the first report in 1990, only a few cases of belly dancer dyskinesia have been reported over the years. We herein report the case of a 54 years old female who presented to our OPD with a recurrent painless writhing movement of the abdomen, diagnosed as belly dancer dyskinesia and successfully treated with chlordiazepoxide.Keywords: Africa, Ethiopia, rare, movement disorder, diaphragmatic flutter
