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Contents: Swallowing difficulty

Introduction: Swallowing difficulty

Swallowing difficulty: Difficulty or pain when swallowing. See free access online books about Swallowing difficulty below. See detailed information below for a list of 313 causes of Swallowing difficulty, including diseases and drug side effect causes.

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Causes of Swallowing difficulty:

The following medical conditions are some of the possible causes of Swallowing difficulty. There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor about your symptoms.

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Causes of Types of Swallowing difficulty:

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Swallowing difficulty: Multiple Symptom Checker

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Causes of General Symptom Types

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Causes of Similar Symptoms to Swallowing difficulty

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Diagnostic Guides for Swallowing difficulty

Medical Books Excerpts Read excerpts from published book sections related to Swallowing difficulty from the following published medical books for more detailed information about Swallowing difficulty. Free access (no registration): read all online diagnostic book sections about Swallowing difficulty

Medical Books Excerpts

Dysphagia

  • "In a Page: Signs and Symptoms"

Dysphagia

  • "In A Page: Pediatric Signs and Symptoms"

DIFFICULTY SWALLOWING (DYSPHAGIA)

  • "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care"

Dysphagia

  • "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)"

Dysphagia, Odynophagia

  • "A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis"

Dysphagia

  • "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)"

Dysphagia

  • "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter"

dysphagia/Heartburn

  • "Field Guide to Bedside Diagnosis"

Dysphagia

  • "Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series"

Dysphagia

  • "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses"

Sucking and Swallowing Difficulty

  • "The Diagnostic Approach to Symptoms and Signs in Pediatrics"

Dysphagia

  • "Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms"

Copyright notice for book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Misdiagnosis and Swallowing difficulty

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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...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 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 likely to be an infectious diarrheal illness (i.e. ...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,...read more »

Celiac disease often fails to be diagnosed cause of chronic digestive symptoms: One of the most common chronic digestive conditions is celiac...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...read more »

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Causes of Swallowing difficulty listed in Disease Database:

Other medical conditions listed in the Disease Database as possible causes of Swallowing difficulty as a symptom include:

See full list of 313 causes of Swallowing difficulty
- (Source - Diseases Database)

Medications or substances causing Swallowing difficulty:

The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins are some of the possible causes of Swallowing difficulty as a symptom. Always advise your doctor of any medications or treatments you are using, including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.

  • Belladonna, Phenobarbital and Ergotamine Tartrate
  • Bellergal-S
  • Bel-Phen-Ergot S
  • Phenerbel-S
  • Belladonna and Opium

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Definitions of Swallowing difficulty:

Difficulty in swallowing.
- (Source - Diseases Database)

Organs affected by Swallowing difficulty:

The list of organs typically affected by Swallowing difficulty may include, but is not limited to:

Detailed list of causes of Swallowing difficulty

The list below shows some of the causes of Swallowing difficulty mentioned in various sources:

See full list of 313 causes of Swallowing difficulty

How Common are these Causes of Swallowing difficulty?

This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases, not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Swallowing difficulty. Of the 313 causes of Swallowing difficulty that we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:

  • 5 causes are "very common" diseases
  • 12 causes are "common" diseases
  • 5 causes are "uncommon" diseases
  • 6 causes are "rare" diseases
  • 27 causes are "very rare" diseases
  • 271 causes have no prevalence information.

See the analysis of the prevalence of 313 causes of Swallowing difficulty

Conditions listing symptoms: Swallowing difficulty:

The following list of conditions have 'Swallowing difficulty' 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.

A

  • Aberrant subclavian artery abnormality ... difficulty swallowing
  • Abnormalities, Radiation-Induced ... difficulty swallowing
  • Absent patellae - scrotal hypoplasia - renal anomalies - facial dysmorphism - mental retardation ... swallowing problems
  • Achalasia ... difficulty swallowing, swallowing difficulty
  • Achalasia - adrenal - alacrima syndrome ... swallowing difficulty
  • Achalasia - alacrimia syndrome ... difficulty swallowing
  • Achalasia, familial esophageal ... swallowing difficulty
  • Achalasia, primary ... swallowing difficulty
  • Acquired agranulocytosis ... swallowing difficulty
  • Adducted thumb syndrome recessive form ... swallowing difficulty
  • Adenocarcinoma, Follicular ... difficulty swallowing
  • Adenoid cystic carcinoma ... swallowing difficulty
  • Adult SMA ... difficulty swallowing
  • Alexander Syndrome ... difficulty swallowing
  • Alzheimer's Disease ... difficulty swallowing
  • Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis ... difficulty swallowing
  • Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, familial type 1 ... swallowing difficulty, chewing difficulty
  • Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, familial type 2 ... swallowing difficulty, chewing difficulty
  • Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, familial type 3 ... swallowing difficulty, chewing difficulty
  • Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, familial type 4 ... swallowing difficulty, chewing difficulty
  • Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, familial type 6 ... swallowing difficulty, chewing difficulty
  • Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, familial type 7 ... swallowing difficulty, chewing difficulty
  • Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, familial type 8 ... swallowing difficulty, chewing difficulty
  • Anemia ... difficulty swallowing
  • Aromatic amino acid decarboxylase deficiency ... swallowing difficulty
  • Asherson syndrome ... swallowing difficulty
  • Ataxia Telangiectasia ... difficulty swallowing
  • Athabaskan brainstem dysgenesis ... swallowing difficulty
  • Athabaskan severe combined immunodeficiency ... swallowing difficulty
  • Auriculo-condylar syndrome ... chewing difficulty

    B

  • BANF acoustic neurinoma ... swallowing problems
  • Barrett syndrome ... swallowing difficulty
  • Bergman syndrome ... difficulty swallowing
  • Botulism food poisoning ... difficulty swallowing, swallowing difficulty
  • Brown-Vialetto-Van Laere syndrome ... swallowing difficulty

    C

  • Cancer ... Difficulty swallowing
  • Carcinoma, squamous cell of head and neck ... difficulty swallowing
  • Cardiospasm ... inability to swallow
  • Chagas disease ... swallowing difficulty
  • Chemical pneumonia ... gagging
  • Chiari Malformation ... difficulty swallowing
  • Chromosome 22q duplication syndrome ... swallowing difficulty
  • Classic childhood ALD ... dysphagia (difficulty swallowing)
  • Cleft palate ... difficulty swallowing
  • Corticobasal Degeneration ... swallowing difficulty, dysphagia (difficulty swallowing)
  • Croup ... difficulty swallowing
  • Cyclic vomiting syndrome ... gagging

    D

  • Deafness, vitiligo, achalasia ... difficulty swallowing
  • Dermatomyositis ... difficulty swallowing, swallowing difficulty, swallowing difficulty
  • Diphtheria ... difficulty swallowing
  • Distal myopathy with vocal cord weakness ... swallowing difficulty
  • Dominant cleft palate ... gagging, swallowing difficulty

    E

  • Eagle's syndrome ... swallowing difficulty
  • Epidermoid carcinoma ... swallowing difficulty
  • Esophageal atresia ... inability to swallow, coughing when trying to swallow
  • Esophageal diverticulum ... difficulty swallowing
  • Esophageal stricture ... difficulty swallowing, pain swallowing
  • Esophagitis ... difficulty swallowing, pain swallowing
  • Esophagus Cancer ... painful swallowing, Difficulty swallowing, difficulty swallowing, progressive difficulty swallowing, pain swallowing
  • Esophagus diseases ... Difficulty swallowing

    F

  • Fazio-Londe syndrome ... swallowing difficulty
  • Food allergies ... trouble swallowing
  • Forestier's disease ... swallowing difficulty

    G

  • Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease ... trouble swallowing
  • Gastrointestinal neoplasm ... difficulty swallowing
  • Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors ... difficulty swallowing
  • Generalized anxiety disorder ... difficulty swallowing
  • Glomus tympanicum ... swallowing difficulty
  • Glycogen storage disease type 2 ... difficulty swallowing
  • Glycogenosis type 2 ... difficulty swallowing
  • GTP cyclohydrolase deficiency ... swallowing difficulty

    H

  • Harlequin type ichthyosis ... swallowing difficulty
  • Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia ... swallowing difficulty
  • Herpes stomatitis ... difficulty swallowing, pain on swallowing
  • HIV/AIDS ... painful swallowing, difficult swallowing
  • Hodgkin's Disease ... swallowing difficulty
  • Huntington's Disease ... difficulty swallowing
  • Hydrocarbon poisoning ... gagging
  • Hypertelorism with esophageal abnormality and hypospadias ... difficulty swallowing
  • Hypopharyngeal cancer ... difficulty swallowing

    I

  • Ichthyosis congenita, Harlequin fetus type ... swallowing difficulty
  • Idiopathic myopathy ... swallowing difficulty
  • Inclusion Body Myositis ... swallowing difficulty, Difficulty swallowing (dysphagia)
  • Infantile dysphagia ... difficulty swallowing
  • Intestinal pseudo-obstruction ... swallowing difficulty
  • Intestinal pseudoobstruction chronic idiopathic ... swallowing difficulty
  • Intracranial Hemorrhages ... impaired swallowing
  • Iron deficiency anemia ... difficulty swallowing
  • Irritable bowel syndrome ... difficulty swallowing

    J

  • Juvenile dermatomyositis ... difficulty swallowing
  • Juvenile primary lateral sclerosis ... difficulty swallowing

    K

  • Kuru syndrome ... swallowing difficulty

    L

  • Laryngeal papillomatosis ... swallowing difficulty
  • Laryngitis ... difficulty swallowing
  • Laryngopharyngeal reflux ... swallowing difficulty
  • Lemierre's syndrome ... difficulty swallowing
  • Limited cutaneous systemic sclerosis ... swallowing difficulty
  • Lissencephaly syndrome type 1 ... inability to swallow

    M

  • Möbius syndrome ... difficulty swallowing
  • Machado-Joseph Disease ... difficulty swallowing
  • Macrogyria, pseudobulbar palsy and mental retardation ... difficulty swallowing
  • Mandibulofacial dysostosis, Treacher Collins type, autosomal recessive ... swallowing difficulty
  • Marchiafava-Micheli disease ... swallowing difficulty
  • Mesothelioma, adult malignant ... difficulty swallowing
  • Mesothelioma, adult malignant - pleural ... difficulty swallowing
  • Metachromatic Leukodystrophy ... impaired swallowing
  • Mobius syndrome ... difficulty swallowing
  • Motor neuron diseases ... difficulty swallowing
  • Mouth cancer ... Pain on swallowing
  • Mouth conditions ... Difficulty swallowing
  • Mumps ... difficulty swallowing, pain swallowing
  • Myasthenia Gravis ... difficulty swallowing, swallowing difficulty
  • Mycosis fungoides ... swallowing difficulty
  • Mycosis fungoides, familial ... swallowing difficulty

    N

  • NADH cytochrome B5 reductase deficiency ... swallowing difficulty
  • Neck Cancer ... Pain on swallowing
  • Neurofibromatosis-2 ... difficulty swallowing
  • Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome ... swallowing difficulty
  • Niemann-Pick disease ... difficulty swallowing

    O

  • Olivopontocerebellar Atrophy ... swallowing difficulty
  • Ophthalmoplegic Muscular dystrophy ... difficulty swallowing
  • Oral cancer ... Difficulty swallowing, pain swallowing
  • Oral pharyngeal disorders ... swallowing difficulty
  • Oropharyngeal cancer, adult ... swallowing difficulty

    P

  • Palate cancer ... Painful swallowing
  • Pantothenate kinase-associated neurodegeneration ... swallowing difficulty
  • Paraganglioma ... swallowing difficulty
  • Parathyroid cancer, adult ... difficulty swallowing
  • Parkinson disease 3 ... swallowing difficulty
  • Parkinson disease 9 ... swallowing difficulty
  • Parkinson's Disease ... difficulty swallowing
  • Perisylvian syndrome ... difficulty swallowing
  • Pharyngitis ... difficulty swallowing, pain swallowing
  • Plummer-Vinson syndrome ... swallowing difficulty
  • Pneumonia, Aspiration ... difficulty swallowing
  • Polio ... difficulty swallowing
  • Progressive Spinobulbar muscular atrophy ... dysphagia (difficulty swallowing)
  • Progressive Supranuclear Palsy ... dysphagia (swallowing difficulties)
  • Pyrosis ... swallowing difficulty

    Q

  • Quinsy ... difficulty swallowing

    R

  • Rabies ... difficulty swallowing
  • REST syndrome ... swallowing difficulty
  • Retropharyngeal abscess ... difficulty swallowing
  • Riedel syndrome ... swallowing difficulty

    S

  • Salivary gland cancer, adult ... difficulty swallowing
  • Schatzki ring ... swallowing difficulty
  • Scleroderma ... difficulty swallowing
  • Sjogren's Syndrome ... swallowing difficulty
  • Spinal bulbar motor neuropathy ... swallowing difficulty, chewing difficulty
  • Spinal Muscular Atrophy ... swallowing difficulty
  • Spinal Muscular Atrophy type I ... inability to swallow
  • Sprue ... difficulty swallowing
  • Stomach cancer ... swallowing difficulty
  • Stomach cancer, familial ... swallowing difficulty
  • Subacute Thyroiditis ... painful swallowing
  • Sudden Infant Death Syndrome ... Gagging
  • Superior vena cava syndrome ... swallowing difficulty

    T

  • Tay Sachs ... unable to swallow
  • Tetanus ... difficulty swallowing, swallowing difficulty
  • Tetrahydrobiopterin deficiencies ... swallowing difficulty
  • Thymic epithelial tumor ... difficulty swallowing
  • Thyroid cancer ... Difficulty swallowing
  • Thyroid cancer, follicular ... difficulty swallowing
  • Thyroid cancer, Hurthle cell ... difficulty swallowing
  • Thyroid cancer, medullary ... difficulty swallowing
  • Thyroid cancer, papillary ... difficulty swallowing
  • Thyroid hormone plasma membrane transport defect ... swallowing difficulty
  • Tongue Conditions ... Difficulty swallowing
  • Tonsil cancer ... Difficulty swallowing
  • Tonsil disorders ... Difficulty swallowing
  • Tonsilitis ... pain on swallowing
  • Trichinosis ... difficulty swallowing

    U

  • Ulcer ... Difficulty swallowing

    V

  • Vocal cord carcinoma ... swallowing difficulty
  • Vocal Cord Paralysis ... swallowing difficulty

    W

  • Wallenberg's Syndrome ... difficulty swallowing, swallowing difficulty
  • Whistling face syndrome, recessive form ... swallowing problems
  • Wilson's Disease ... swallowing difficulty

    Z

  • Zellweger Syndrome ... difficulty swallowing

    Conditions listing complications: Swallowing difficulty:

    The following list of conditions have 'Swallowing difficulty' 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.

    A

  • Autonomic neuropathy ... swallowing difficulty

    D

  • Diabetic neuropathy ... Swallowing difficulty

    H

  • Huntington's Disease ... swallowing difficulty

    N

  • Neurofibromatosis-2 ... difficulty swallowing

    S

  • Sjogren's Syndrome ... difficulty swallowing
  • Stroke ... swallowing problems

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    • Causes of Swallowing difficulty Based on Risk Factors

    This information shows analysis of the list of causes of Swallowing difficulty based on whether certain risk factors apply to the patient:

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  • Diabetes - history of diabetes or family history of diabetes?
  • Sexual activity - history of sexual behavior?

    Doctors and specialists: Who should I consult about Swallowing difficulty?

    Depending on the seriousness of the onset of Swallowing difficulty, 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 Swallowing difficulty:

    Odynophagia, Painful swallowing, Dysphagia, Deglutition disorder
    - (Source - Diseases Database)

    Classifications of Swallowing difficulty:

    Subtypes of Swallowing difficulty:

    Pain swallowing (13 causes), Nasal regurgitation of food

    Medical Conditions associated with Swallowing difficulty:

    Swallowing symptoms (181 causes), Eating symptoms (737 causes), Esophagus symptoms (201 causes), Throat symptoms (1130 causes), Food symptoms (711 causes), Mouth symptoms (1775 causes), Head symptoms (3773 causes), Face symptoms (2743 causes)

    Symptoms related to Swallowing difficulty:

    Pain swallowing (13 causes), Swallowing symptoms (181 causes), Sore throat (138 causes), Throat symptoms (1130 causes), Tongue symptoms (160 causes)

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