Dysphagia: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment Explained

Dysphagia: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment Explained

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Dysphagia:

Dysphagia is defined as difficulty in swallowing.

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Causes of Dysphagia.

• Disease pertaining to the esophagus and its surrounding structures.
  • Stomatitis
  • Pharyngitis
  • Glossitis
  • Pulmmer­Vinson syndrome
  • Esophagitis
  • Carcinoma of esophagus
  • Pressure by a mediastinal tumor on the esophagus
  • Achalasia (Failure of reflex) of the lower end of the esophagus.

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• Dysphagia in neurological disorders
  • Post­diphtheric paralysis
  • Myasthenia gravis
  • Motor neuron disease
  • Scleroderma or other related collagen disorders
  • Acute bulbar paralysis.

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Clinical Features of Dysphagia

• Presence of anemia
• Koilonychia
• Glaze tongue
• Malnutrition
• Nasal regurgitation
• Bulbar palsy
• Severe weight loss
• Malignancy
• Chest pain
• Hoarseness of voice

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Treatment of  Dysphagia

Dysphagia is a symptom complex of many diseases hence treatment has to be planned depending on the etiological factors.