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Symptoms » Dysphagia » Causes
 

Causes of Dysphagia

This section discusses 186 medical conditions causing Dysphagia. A simple discussion of these causes with additional information is below.

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.

Causes of Dysphagia listed in Disease Database:

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

- (Source - Diseases Database)

Conditions listing medical 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.

A

  • Achalasia, familial esophageal ... dysphagia
  • Achromatopsia ... swallowing difficulties
  • Adrenoleukodystrophy ... Swallowing difficulties
  • Amyloidosis, inflammatory ... swallowing difficulties
  • Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 2, juvenile ... dysphagia
  • Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 3 ... dysphagia
  • Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 6 ... dysphagia
  • Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 7 ... dysphagia
  • Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 8 ... dysphagia
  • Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, familial type 7 ... dysphagia
  • Arizona Bark Scorpion poisoning ... dysphagia
  • Arnold-Chiari malformation type 3 ... dysphagia, swallowing difficulties
  • Autonomic nerve disorders ... Dysphagia
  • Autonomic neuropathy ... Dysphagia
  • Avellis's syndrome ... dysphagia

    B

  • Babinski-Nageotte syndrome ... dysphagia
  • Barrett's esophagus ... Dysphagia
  • Basal ganglia disease, biotin-responsive ... dysphagia
  • Basilar artery insufficiency syndrome ... dysphagia

    C

  • CANOMAD syndrome ... dysphagia
  • Carcinoma of the vocal tract ... dysphagia
  • Carotid Paraganglioma ... dysphagia
  • Chemical poisoning - Fluoridated toothpaste ... dysphagia
  • Chordoma ... dysphagia
  • Chromosome 22 Ring ... dysphagia
  • Chromosome 22 trisomy mosaic ... dysphagia
  • Cobra poisoning ... dysphagia
  • Congenital bronchogenic cyst ... dysphagia
  • Crohn's disease of the esophagus ... dysphagia
  • Cyclosporine toxicity ... dysphagia
  • Cytoplasmic body myopathy ... dysphagia

    D

  • Dermatomyositis ... dysphagia
  • Diffuse systemic sclerosi ... dysphagia
  • Dystonia 12 ... dysphagia
  • Dystonia with cerebellar atrophy ... dysphagia

    E

  • Eagle's syndrome ... dysphagia
  • Emanuel syndrome ... swallowing difficulties
  • Epileptic encephalopathy, early infantile, 1 ... dysphagia

    F

  • FOSMN syndrome ... dysphagia
  • Franek-Bocker-Kahlen syndrome ... swallowing difficulties
  • Frontotemporal dementia, ubiquitin-positive ... dysphagia

    G

  • Gaucher disease - perinatal lethal form ... dysphagia
  • Gaucher disease type 2 ... dysphagia

    H

  • Hypomagnesemia primary ... dysphagia
  • Hypophosphatemia ... dysphagia

    I

  • Infantile striato-thalamic degeneration ... dysphagia

    L

  • Laryngeal carcinoma ... dysphagia
  • Laryngeal papillomatosis ... dysphagia
  • Lhermitte-Cornil-Quesnel syndrome ... dysphagia
  • Lissencephaly, type 1, X-linked ... swallowing difficulties

    M

  • Malignant Lung Cancer ... Dysphagia
  • Microcephaly brain defect spasticity hypernatremia ... swallowing difficulties
  • Mitochondrial neurogastrointestinal encephalopathy syndrome ... dysphagia
  • Multiple system atrophy ... swallowing difficulties
  • Muscular dystrophy, Duchenne and Becker type ... dysphagia
  • Myasthenic syndrome, congenital, associated with acetylcholine receptor deficiency ... dysphagia

    N

  • Nasopharyngeal carcinoma ... dysphagia
  • Neck Cancer ... Dysphagia
  • Nemaline myopathy 1 ... dysphagia
  • Neonatal tetanus ... Dysphagia
  • Neurosarcoidosis ... dysphagia

    O

  • Odontoma ... dysphagia
  • Odontoma - dysphagia syndrome ... dysphagia
  • Ondine's curse ... dysphagia
  • Oral pharyngeal disorders ... dysphagia

    P

  • Palate cancer ... Dysphagia
  • Pallidopyramidal syndrome ... dysphagia
  • Paraganglioma ... dysphagia
  • Perinatal-lethal Gaucher disease ... dysphagia
  • Pharynx cancer ... Dysphagia, Swallowing difficulties
  • Primary lateral sclerosis, adult ... dysphagia
  • Pseudoadrenoleukodystrophy ... dysphagia

    S

  • Sensory ataxic neuropathy, dysarthria, and ophthalmoparesis ... dysphagia
  • Shy-Drager Syndrome ... swallowing difficulties
  • Small Cell Lung Cancer ... Dysphagia
  • Spastic paraplegia 11, autosomal recessive ... dysphagia
  • Spinal Muscular Atrophy type I ... swallowing difficulties
  • Spinocerebellar ataxia 17 ... dysphagia
  • Spinocerebellar ataxia 22 ... dysphagia
  • Spinocerebellar ataxia, autosomal recessive 1 ... dysphagia
  • Stomach cancer ... Dysphagia
  • Striatonigral degeneration infantile ... dysphagia
  • Stuve-Wiedemann dysplasia ... swallowing difficulties
  • Stuve-Wiedemann syndrome ... swallowing difficulties
  • Subacute granulomatous thyroiditis ... Dysphagia
  • Supraglottic laryngeal cancer ... dysphagia

    T

  • Throat cancer ... Dysphagia
  • Thyroglossal tract cyst ... dysphagia
  • Thyroid cancer, anaplastic ... dysphagia
  • Tongue Cancer ... Dysphagia
  • Tongue Conditions ... Dysphagia
  • Tonsil cancer ... Dysphagia
  • Tonsil disorders ... Dysphagia

    U

  • Ulcer ... Dysphagia

    V

  • Vagal Paraganglioma ... dysphagia

    W

  • Wallenberg's Syndrome ... Swallowing difficulties
  • Wilson's Disease ... Dysphagia

    Z

  • Zenker's diverticulum ... Dysphagia

    Conditions listing medical complications: Dysphagia:

    The following list of medical conditions have 'Dysphagia' or similar listed as a medical complication in our database. This computer-generated list of complications may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

    P

  • Pierre Robin's sequence ... dysphagia

    More Information About Dysphagia

    List of 186 causes of Dysphagia

    This section shows a full list of all the diseases and conditions listed as a possible cause of Dysphagia in our database from various sources.

    Medical Textbooks about Dysphagia

    Free online access to excerpts without registration is available to view excerpts from medical textbooks about the causes and diagnosis of Dysphagia. Refer to our list of medical textbooks discussions about Dysphagia (Free online access to book excerpts, no registration).

    Medical Books Excerpts
    • DYSPHAGIA
    • "Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs" (2003)
    • Dysphagia
    • "In A Page: Pediatric Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
    • Dysphagia
    • "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)
    • Dysphagia
    • "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
    • Dysphagia
    • "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
    • Dysphagia
    • "Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series" (2007)
    • Dysphagia
    • "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
    • Dysphagia
    • "Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
     

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