Symptom
Dysphagia
Impaired swallowing of food, liquids, or saliva, potentially leading to aspiration, malnutrition, or dehydration.
Causes
Structural disorders
Reflux-related esophageal stricture
Tumor
Neuromuscular disorders
Muscular atrophy
Achalasia
Esophageal spasm
Scleroderma
Neurologic disorders
Stroke
Parkinson's disease
Multiple sclerosis
Dementia
Also known as: Difficulty swallowing
Referencing diagnoses
- Achalasia
- Aortic dissection
- Bezoar
- Candidiasis
- Cystic hygroma
- Dermatomyositis
- Encephalitis
- Endocarditis
- Eosinophilic esophagitis
- Epiglottitis
- Esophageal cancer
- Esophageal diverticula
- Esophageal hiatal hernia
- Esophageal perforation
- Esophageal spasm
- Esophageal stricture
- Gastric cancer
- Gastric lymphoma
- Gastrinoma
- Gastroesophageal reflux disease
- Hypocalcemia
- Hypoparathyroidism
- Hypothyroidism
- Laryngeal cancer
- Laryngopharyngeal reflux disease
- Ludwigs angina
- Lung cancer
- Multiple sclerosis
- Pericarditis
- Peritonsillar abscess
- Retropharyngeal abscess
- Ruptured aortic aneurysm
- Stroke
- Systemic sclerosis
- Thyroid cancer
- Transient ischemic attack
- Ulcer disease
- Vocal cord immobility
Note: Lists existing diagnoses in Diagnotize only.