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- Dysphagia: Introduction
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Dysphagia: Introduction
Dysphagia: When swallowing is difficult. See free access online books about Dysphagia below. See detailed information below for a list of 186 causes of Dysphagia, including diseases and drug side effect causes.
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Causes of Dysphagia:
The following medical conditions are some of the possible
causes of Dysphagia.
There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor
about your symptoms.
- Oesophageal web
- Oesophageal ring
- Diverticulum
- Peptic stricture
- Oesophageal cancer
- Achalasia
- Diffuse oesophageal spasm
- Cerebellar stroke (type of Stroke)
- Brainstem stroke (type of Stroke)
- Mass brain lesion
- Myopathy
- Medications
- Upper oesophageal sphincter dysfunction
- Airway obstruction
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
- Bulbar paralysis (see Paralysis symptoms)
- Esophageal cancer
- External esophageal compression
- Esophageal diverticulum
- Esophageal obstruction by a foreign body
- Esophageal spasm
- Esophagitis
- Gastric cancer
- Extrinsic laryngeal carcinoma
- Lead poisoning
- Myasthenia gravis
- Oral cavity tumor
- Plummer-Vinson syndrome
- Rabies
- Systemic lupus erythematous
- more causes...»
See full list of 186 causes of Dysphagia
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Causes of Types of Dysphagia:
Review causes of types of Dysphagia in more specific categories:
- Dysphagia in children (38 causes)
- more types...»
See full list of 1 types for Dysphagia
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Causes of General Symptom Types
Research the causes of these more general types of symptom:
- Eating symptoms (1688 causes)
- Appetite changes (1062 causes)
- Digestive symptoms (4279 causes)
- Food symptoms (1656 causes)
- more symptoms...»
Causes of Similar Symptoms to Dysphagia
Research the causes of these symptoms that are similar to, or related to, the symptom Dysphagia:
- Eating symptoms (1688 causes)
- Appetite changes (1062 causes)
- Swallowing difficulty (604 causes)
- Reduced salivation
- Nasal obstruction (72 causes)
- Cleft palate (592 causes)
- Velopharyngeal insufficiency
- Enlarged tonsils (14 causes)
- Prematurity
- Cerebral palsy
- Duchenne muscular dystrophy
- Guillain-Barre syndrome (5 causes)
- more symptoms...»
Diagnostic Guides for Dysphagia
Medical Books Excerpts Read excertps from published book sections related to Dysphagia from the following published medical books for more detailed information about Dysphagia. Free access (no registration): read all online diagnostic book sections about Dysphagia
Copyright notice for book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
Dysphagia: Undiagnosed Conditions
Conditions that are commonly undiagnosed in related areas may include:
- Chronic Digestive Disorders that can remain Undiagnosed:
- more undiagnosed conditions...»
Hospitals & Clinics: Dysphagia
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Misdiagnosis and Dysphagia
Chronic digestive conditions often misdiagnosed: When diagnosing chronic symptoms of the digestive tract, there are a variety of conditions that may be misdiagnosed. The best known, irritable bowel syndrome, is over...read more »
Intestinal bacteria disorder may be hidden cause: One of the lesser known causes of diarrhea is an imbalance of bacterial in the gut, sometimes called intestinal imbalance. The digestive system contains a variety of "good" bacteria that aid digestion, and they can...read more »
Antibiotics often causes diarrhea: The use of antibiotics are very likely to cause some level of diarrhea in patients. The reason is that antibiotics kill...read more »
Food poisoning may actually be an infectious disease: Many people who come down with "stomach symptoms" like diarrhea assume that it's "something I ate" (i.e. food poisoning). In fact, it's more...read more »
Mesenteric adenitis misdiagnosed as appendicitis in children: Because appendicitis is one of the more feared conditions for a child with abdominal pain, it can be over-diagnosed (it can, of course, also fail to be diagnosed with fatal effect). One...read more »
Celiac disease often fails to be diagnosed cause of chronic digestive symptoms: One of the most common chronic digestive conditions is celiac disease, a malabsorption...read more »
Chronic digestive diseases hard to diagnose: There is an inherent difficulty in diagnosing the various types of chronic digestive diseases. Some of the better known possibilities are peptic ulcer, colon cancer, ...read more »
Females with anemia could be Plummer Vinson syndrome: Plummer Vinson syndrome commonly occurs in women between the 4th-7th decade of age. Importance is given to the condition due to its strong association with upper gastrointestinal malignancies. The...read more »
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Dysphagia: Related Rare Diseases
Rare types of medical conditions and diseases in related medical categories:
- Chronic Digestive Disorders -- Rare Types:
- more rare diseases...»
Home Diagnostic Testing and Dysphagia
Home medical tests possibly related to Dysphagia:
- Food Allergies & Intolerances: Home Testing:
- Digestive-Related Home Testing:
- more tests...»
Stories from Users for Dysphagia
Real-life user stories relating to Dysphagia:
- Difficulty Swallowing/Dry Mouth
- Unknown dysphagia
- Pain after swallowing, pressure, heart racing
- Thick drainage in back of throat, difficulty swallowing
- Help! Extreme sore throat+swallowing difficulties
- Swallowing Difficulty..Help ;(
- Pain When Swallowing
- Muscle atrophy, ringing ears, difficulty swallowing?
- sharp pain right after I swallow
- difficulty swallowing and pain
- pain on swallowing
- Unexplained throat swelling & difficulty swallowing
- Swallowing Difficulties
- sharp swallowing pain
- severe sore throat, painful swallowing, headache...for weeks!
- Pain when Swallowing
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Causes of Dysphagia listed in Disease Database:
Other medical conditions listed in the Disease Database as possible
causes of Dysphagia as a symptom include:
- 10th cranial nerve disorder
- Achalasia-addisonian syndrome
- Acoustic neuroma
- Barrett's oesophagus
- Botulism
- Bulbar palsy
- Calcinosis-Raynaud's sclerodactyly-telangiectasia syndrome
- Candida albicans
- Carotid body tumor
- Central pontine myelinosis
- Cerebrovascular accident
- more causes...»
See full list of 186
causes of Dysphagia
- (Source - Diseases Database)
Definitions of Dysphagia:
Difficulty in swallowing.
- (Source - Diseases Database)
Difficulty in swallowing.
- (Source - CRISP)
Organs affected by Dysphagia:
The list of organs typically affected by Dysphagia may include, but is not limited to:
Detailed list of causes of Dysphagia
The list below shows some of the causes of Dysphagia mentioned in various sources:
- 10th cranial nerve disorder
- Achalasia
- Achalasia, familial esophageal - dysphagia
- Achalasia-addisonian syndrome
- Achromatopsia - swallowing difficulties
- Acoustic neuroma
- more causes...»
See full list of 186 causes of Dysphagia
How Common are these Causes of Dysphagia?
This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases, not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Dysphagia. Of the 186 causes of Dysphagia that we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:
- 0 causes are "very common" diseases
- 1 causes are "common" diseases
- 0 causes are "uncommon" diseases
- 0 causes are "rare" diseases
- 14 causes are "very rare" diseases
- 171 causes have no prevalence information.
See the analysis of the prevalence of 186 causes of Dysphagia
Conditions listing symptoms: Dysphagia:
The following list of conditions have 'Dysphagia' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.
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Conditions listing complications: Dysphagia:
The following list of conditions have 'Dysphagia' or similar listed as a complication in our database. The distinction between a symptom and complication is not always clear, and conditions mentioning this symptom as a complication may also be relevant. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.
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Causes of Dysphagia Based on Risk Factors
This information shows analysis of the list of causes of Dysphagia based
on whether certain risk factors apply to the patient:
Doctors and specialists: Who should I consult about Dysphagia?
Depending on the seriousness of the onset of Dysphagia, you may want to consult one of the following medical professionals.
Important:In extreme cases, always seek advice from emergency services :
- General practitioner
- Emergency physician
- Neurologist
- more specialists...»
What are the alternative names for Dysphagia:
Deglutition disorder, Difficulty swallowing, Odynophagia, Painful swallowing
- (Source - Diseases Database)
Classifications of Dysphagia:
Medical Conditions associated with Dysphagia:
Eating symptoms (1673 causes), Appetite changes (1029 causes), Digestive symptoms (4251 causes), Food symptoms (1645 causes)
Symptoms related to Dysphagia:
Eating symptoms (1673 causes), Appetite changes (1029 causes), Swallowing difficulty (463 causes), Reduced salivation, Nasal obstruction (9 causes), Cleft palate (563 causes), Velopharyngeal insufficiency, Enlarged tonsils (10 causes), Prematurity, Cerebral palsy, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, Guillain-Barre syndrome
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Medical News summaries about Dysphagia
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