II. Definition
- Disordered swallowing
III. Causes
- See Dysphagia from Oropharyngeal Cause (Pharyngitis)
- See Dysphagia from Esophageal Cause
- Neurogenic Causes
- Miscellaneous Causes
- Xerostomia (e.g. Sjogren's Syndrome)
- Pill Esophagitis
- Hypomagnesemia (Magnesium deficiency)
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| Definition (MEDLINEPLUS) |
If you have a swallowing disorder, you may have difficulty or pain when swallowing. Some people cannot swallow at all. Others may have trouble swallowing liquids, foods, or saliva. This makes it hard to eat. Often, it can be difficult to take in enough calories and fluids to nourish your body. Anyone can have a swallowing disorder, but it is more likely in the elderly. It often happens because of other conditions, including
Medicines can help some people, while others may need surgery. Swallowing treatment with a speech-language pathologist can help. You may find it helpful to change your diet or hold your head or neck in a certain way when you eat. In very serious cases, people may need feeding tubes. NIH: National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders |
| Definition (NCI_NCI-GLOSS) | Difficulty swallowing. |
| Definition (NCI_CTCAE) | A disorder characterized by difficulty in swallowing. |
| Definition (NCI) | A symptom referring to difficulty in swallowing. It may be observed in patients with stroke, motor neuron disorders, cancer of the throat or mouth, head and neck injuries, Parkinson disease, and multiple sclerosis. |
| Definition (CSP) | difficulty in swallowing. |
| 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 (PSY) | Difficulty swallowing. |
| Concepts | Disease or Syndrome (T047) |
| MSH | D003680 |
| ICD9 | 787.20, 787.2 |
| ICD10 | R13 , R13.1, R13.10 |
| SnomedCT | 207122006, 207121004, 207123001, 162022009, 158430008, 158429003, 139289002, 158431007, 40739000, 288939007 |
| LNC | MTHU029874 |
| English | Disorders, Deglutition, Dysphagia, DEGLUTITION DISORDER, Deglutition Disorder, SWALLOWING DIFFICULT, [D]Difficulty in swallowing, [D]Dysphagia, [D]Dysphagia NOS, [D]Difficulty in swallowing (context-dependent category), [D]Dysphagia (context-dependent category), [D]Dysphagia NOS (context-dependent category), DEGLUTITION DIS, SWALLOWING DIS, difficulty swallowing (dysphagia), dysphagia (diagnosis), difficulty swallowing, difficulty swallowing (symptom), dysphagia, Deglutition disorder, Disorder deglutition, Swallowing disorder, Dysphagia NOS, Dysphagia, unspecified, Difficulty in swallowing NOS, Deglutition Disorders [Disease/Finding], swallowing difficulty, deglutition disorder, deglutition disorders, difficulty in swallowing, Difficulty;swallowing, dysphagias, difficult swallowing, swallowing disorder, Swallowing difficulties (dysphagia), Swallowing difficulties, [D]Dysphagia NOS (situation), [D]Dysphagia (situation), [D]Difficulty in swallowing (situation), Deglutition disorders, DYSPHAGIA, Difficulty in swallowing, Can't get food down, Swallowing difficult, Difficulty swallowing, Cannot get food down, Difficulty swallowing (finding), Dysphagia (disorder), difficult; swallowing, swallowing; difficult, Dysphagia, NOS, Swallowing Disorders, Swallowing Disorder, Deglutition Disorders |
| Portuguese | DISFAGIA, Perturbação da deglutição, Dificuldade de deglutição, DIFICULDADE DE DEGLUTICAO, DISTURBIO DA DEGLUTICAO, Disfagia, Transtornos de Deglutição |
| Spanish | DISFAGIA, Deglución dificultosa, Trastorno de la deglución, Trastorno al tragar, [D]disfagia, SAI (categoría dependiente del contexto), [D]dificultad para tragar (categoría dependiente del contexto), [D]disfagia (categoría dependiente del contexto), DEGLUCION DIFICULTADA, DEGLUCION, TRASTORNO, [D]disfagia (situación), [D]dificultad para tragar (situación), [D]disfagia, [D]dificultad para tragar, [D]disfagia, SAI, [D]disfagia, SAI (situación), dificultad al tragar, dificultad para deglutir (hallazgo), dificultad para deglutir, dificultad para tragar, disfagia (trastorno), disfagia, Disfagia, Trastornos de Deglución |
| Dutch | slikstoornis, slikmoeilijkheid, slikprocesstoornis, moeilijk; slikken, slikken; moeilijk, dysfagie, Dysfagie, Dysphagia, Slikstoornis, Slikaandoening |
| French | Trouble de la déglutition, DIFFICULTE DE DEGLUTITION, DYSPHAGIE, TROUBLE DE LA DEGLUTITION, Dysphagie, Troubles de la déglutition |
| German | Beschwerden, Deglutition, Schluckbeschwerden, Schlucken schwierig, Deglutitionsbeschwerden, DYSPHAGIE, SCHLUCKSCHWIERIGKEITEN, SCHLUCKSTOERUNG, Dysphagie, Schluckstörungen |
| Italian | Deglutizione difficoltosa, Disturbo della deglutizione, Disfagia, Disturbi della deglutizione |
| Swedish | Sväljningssvårigheter |
| Japanese | ｴﾝｹﾞｼｮｳｶﾞｲ, ｴﾝｹﾞｺﾝﾅﾝ, 嚥下困難, 嚥下障害, えん下困難, えん下障害 |
| Czech | dysfagie, Porucha polykání, Obtížné polykání, Dysfagie, potíže s polykáním, poruchy polykání, polykací potíže, polykání - poruchy |
| Finnish | Nielemishäiriöt |
| Russian | DISFAGIIA, GLOTANIIA RASSTROISTVA, ГЛОТАНИЯ РАССТРОЙСТВА, ДИСФАГИЯ |
| Korean | 삼킴곤란 |
| Croatian | Not Translated[Deglutition Disorders] |
| Polish | Dysfagia, Zaburzenia połykania |
| Hungarian | Nehéz nyelés, Dysphagia, Nyelési nehézség betegség, Nyelési zavar, Nyelési rendellenesség |
| Norwegian | Dysfagi, Svelgevansker |
