Pain swallowing
Pain swallowing: Introduction
Pain swallowing: Pain related to the action of swallowing.
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causes of Pain swallowing, including diseases and drug side effect causes.
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Causes of Pain swallowing:
The following medical conditions are some of the possible
causes of Pain swallowing.
There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor
about your symptoms.
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Pain swallowing: Symptom Checker
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Causes of General Symptom Types
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Causes of Similar Symptoms to Pain swallowing
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Medical Books Excerpts
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Medical Books Excerpts
- DYSPHAGIA
- "Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs" (2003)
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- Dysphagia
- "In A Page: Pediatric Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
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- Dysphagia
- "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)
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- Dysphagia
- "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
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- Dysphagia
- "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
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- Dysphagia
- "Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series" (2007)
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- Dysphagia
- "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
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- Dysphagia
- "Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
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Copyright notice for book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
Pain swallowing: Undiagnosed Conditions
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Misdiagnosis and Pain swallowing
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-diagnosed, whereas other
causes...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...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 off not only "bad" bacteria,
but can also...read more »
Food poisoning may actually be an infectious disease: Many people who come down
with "stomach symptoms" like diarrhea assume that it's ...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,...read more »
Leg cramps at night a classic sign: The symptom of having leg muscle cramps,
particularly at night, is a classic sign of undiagnosed diabetes.
However, there are also various other causes.
See causes of leg cramps or misdiagnosis of diabetes....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 disorder with a variety of symptoms (see symptoms of
celiac disease). A variety of other chronic...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...read more »
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Pain swallowing: Related Rare Diseases
Rare types of medical conditions and diseases in related medical categories:
Diagnostic tests for Pain swallowing:
Various tests are used in the diagnosis of Pain swallowing. Some of these are listed below :
- Physical examination
- Examine the mouth and pharynx for local causes of pain with swallowing - e.g. ulcers in the mouth, glossitis (inflammation of the tongue), tonsillitis, cancer of the larynx or oral cancer.
- Feel the lymph nodes in the neck for enlargement which may suggest esophageal cancer or tonsillitis
- Blood tests
- Full blood count and ESR (may detect anemia due to esophageal cancer, Plummer-Vinson syndrome or oesophagitis
- Radiological investigations
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Diagnosis Checklist: Questions your doctor may ask (and why!)
During a consultation, your doctor will use various techniques in their assessment of Pain swallowing.
Your doctor may ask several questions when assessing
your condition. It is important to remember that your consultation is a two-way process and any extra information
you can share with your doctor about your symptoms may help them with their diagnosis.
Some of the questions your doctor may ask are listed below:
- How long have you had pain with swallowing? - to determine if acute or chronic.
- Is the painful swallowing constant or intermittent? - If intermittent, must consider a Schatzki ring (lower esophageal ring) or achalasia.
- Is the person with painful swallowing male or female? - If male, suggests esophageal cancer. If female, suggests esophageal web, as in Plummer-Vinson syndrome.
- Risk factors for esophageal cancer? - e.g. Chinese, African or the Caspian regions of Iran ethnicity; male sex; heavy alcohol use; heavy cigarette smoking; Plummer-Vinson syndrome; achalasia; celiac disease.
- Risk factors for oral cancer? - e.g. cigarette smoking, poor dental hygiene, spirits, recurrent mouth infections or syphilis.
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Diagnosis Checklist: Associated symptoms your doctor may ask about (and why!)
Sometimes, other symptoms may be present and may help your doctor analyse
your condition.
The symptoms your doctor may ask about (in association with Pain swallowing) may include:
- Difficulty in swallowing? - Most causes of painful swallowing will also cause difficulty with swallowing. If painful swallowing is present without any real difficulty with swallowing must consider Candida infection, herpes simplex infection or medication induced ulceration of the esophagus (e.g. from emepronium or slow release potassium tablets that may lodge in the gullet when swallowed lying down or without water).
- Difficulty with swallowing both solids and liquids? - consider achalasia, scleroderma or diffuse esophageal spasm.
- Difficulty with swallowing solids only (nil difficulty with swallowing liquids)? - suggests esophageal cancer until proven otherwise.
- Heartburn? - If there is heartburn as well as pain with swallowing, should consider a diagnosis of reflux oesophagitis with or without a hiatus hernia, achalasia, diffuse esophageal spasm or advanced esophageal cancer.
- Significant weight loss? - very often associated with advanced esophageal cancer or achalasia.
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Home Diagnostic Testing and Pain swallowing
Home medical tests possibly related to Pain swallowing:
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Stories from Users for Pain swallowing
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Causes of Pain swallowing listed in Disease Database:
Other medical conditions listed in the Disease Database as possible
causes of Pain swallowing as a symptom include:
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causes of Pain swallowing
- (Source - Diseases Database)
Definitions of Pain swallowing:
Difficulty in swallowing.
- (Source - Diseases Database)
Organs affected by Pain swallowing:
The list of organs typically affected by Pain swallowing may include, but is not limited to:
Detailed list of causes of Pain swallowing
The list below shows some of the causes of Pain swallowing mentioned in various sources:
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causes of Pain swallowing
How Common are these Causes of Pain swallowing?
This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases,
not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Pain swallowing.
Of the 90
causes of Pain swallowing that
we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:
- 1
causes are "very common" diseases
- 0
causes are "common" diseases
- 1
causes are "uncommon" diseases
- 0
causes are "rare" diseases
- 11
causes are "very rare" diseases
- 80
causes have no prevalence information.
See the analysis of the prevalence of 90
causes of Pain swallowing
Conditions listing symptoms: Pain swallowing:
The following list of conditions
have 'Pain swallowing' 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.
E
Esophageal stricture
... pain swallowingEsophagitis
... pain swallowingEsophagus Cancer
... painful swallowing, pain swallowingH
Herpes stomatitis
... pain on swallowingHIV/AIDS
... painful swallowingM
Mouth cancer
... Pain on swallowingMumps
... pain swallowingN
Neck Cancer
... Pain on swallowingO
Oesophageal spasm
... painful swallowingOral cancer
... pain swallowingP
Palate cancer
... Painful swallowingPharyngitis
... pain swallowingS
Subacute Thyroiditis
... painful swallowingT
Tongue Cancer
... Pain on swallowingTonsilitis
... pain on swallowing
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Causes of Pain swallowing Based on Risk Factors
This information shows analysis of the list of causes of Pain swallowing based
on whether certain risk factors apply to the patient:
Travel - has the patient travelled recently?
Diabetes - history of diabetes or family history of diabetes?
Doctors and specialists: Who should I consult about Pain swallowing?
Depending on the seriousness of the onset of Pain swallowing, you may want to consult one of the following medical professionals.
Important:In extreme cases, always seek advice from emergency services :
What are the alternative names for Pain swallowing:
Dysphagia, Deglutition disorder, Difficulty swallowing, Odynophagia
- (Source - Diseases Database)
Classifications of Pain swallowing:
Medical Conditions associated with Pain swallowing:
Swallowing symptoms (481 causes), Swallowing difficulty (479 causes), Eating symptoms (1711 causes), Esophagus symptoms (515 causes), Throat symptoms (2341 causes), Food symptoms (1681 causes), Mouth symptoms (2889 causes), Head symptoms (6066 causes), Face symptoms (4405 causes)
Symptoms related to Pain swallowing:
Difficulty swallowing (479 causes), Swallowing symptoms (481 causes), Sore throat (395 causes), Throat symptoms (2341 causes), Oral pain (128 causes), Pain (5609 causes), Odynophagia, Dysphagia (98 causes), Globus pharyngius, Oesophageal cancer, Pharyngeal cancer, Pharngitis, Tonsillitis (6 causes)
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