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Dysphagia

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  1. See Also
    1. Dysphagia Diet
    2. Globus Hystericus
  2. Definition
    1. Disordered swallowing
  3. Causes
    1. See Dysphagia from Oropharyngeal Cause (Pharyngitis)
    2. See Dysphagia from Esophageal Cause
    3. Neurogenic Causes
      1. Dysphagia after Cerebrovascular Accident
      2. Bulbar Paralysis
      3. Myasthenia Gravis
      4. Hepatolenticular Degeneration (Wilson's Disease)
      5. Botulism
      6. Lead Poisoning
      7. Alcohol intoxication
      8. Fluoride Overdose
    4. Miscellaneous Causes
      1. Xerostomia (e.g. Sjogren's Syndrome)
      2. Hypomagnesemia (Magnesium deficiency)

Deglutition Disorders (C0011168)

Definition (MSH)Difficulty in SWALLOWING which may result from neuromuscular disorder or mechanical obstruction. Dysphagia is classified into two distinct types: oropharyngeal dysphagia due to malfunction of the PHARYNX and UPPER ESOPHAGEAL SPHINCTER; and esophageal dysphagia due to malfunction of the ESOPHAGUS.
Definition (NCI)Difficulty swallowing.
Definition (CSP)difficulty in swallowing.
ConceptsDisease or Syndrome (T047)
ICD9787.2, 787.20, 787.20
MSHD003680
EnglishCan't get food down, Cannot get food down, DEGLUTITION DIS, Deglutition Disorder, Deglutition Disorders, Difficulty in swallowing, Difficulty swallowing, DISORDER DEGLUTITION, Dysphagia, Swallowing difficult, Swallowing difficulties, SWALLOWING DIFFICULTY, SWALLOWING DIS, Swallowing Disorder, Swallowing Disorders
FrenchDysphagie
ItalianDisfagia
Spanishdificultad al tragar, dificultad para deglutir, dificultad para tragar, disfagia
Parent ConceptsDigestive symptom (C0476288), Other and unspecified gastrointestinal disorders (C0810319), Esophageal Diseases (C0014852), Oropharynx (excludes nasopharynx) (C0549523), Deglutition Disorders (C0011168), Symptoms involving digestive system (C0159058), Pharyngeal Diseases (C0031345), Signs and Symptoms, Digestive (C0037089), Esophageal motility disorders (C0014858), Gastrointestinal complication (C0161819), Abnormal deglutition (C0232519), Disorder of upper digestive tract (C0266804), Finding related to ability to swallow (C1286470), Duplicate concept (C1274013)
SourcesAOD, CCS, COSTAR, CSP, CST, DXP, ICD9CM, MEDLINEPLUS, MSH, MTH, MTHICD9, MTHMST, MTHMSTFRE, MTHMSTITA, NCI, NDFRT, OMIM, PDQ, SCTSPA, SNOMEDCT
Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)



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