Dysphagia, Odynophagia

Oropharyngeal Dysphagia

Inflammation/infection
   Herpes stomatitis
   Monilial stomatitis
   Pharyngitis
   Vincent's angina
   Retropharyngeal abscess
   Peritonsillar abscess
   Caustic ingestion
   Mumps
   Stevens-Johnson syndrome
Structural abnormalities
   Intrinsic
       Postcricoid web
       Zenker's diverticulum
       Upper esophageal stricture
       Upper esophageal tumors
       Head and neck tumors
       Postsurgical change
       Postradiation change
       Foreign body
       Congenital anomalies
   Extrinsic
       Cervical osteophyte
       Thyromegaly
       Cricopharyngeal bar
       Cervical lymphadenopathy
       Vascular anomalies
Neurologic disorders
   Central nervous system disorders
   Cerebrovascular accident
   Parkinson's disease
   Brainstem tumors
   Alzheimer's disease
   Depression
   Tardive dyskinesia and dystonia
   Stiff-man syndrome
   Cerebral palsy
   Motor neuron disease (e.g., amyotrophic lateral
sclerosis)
   Multiple sclerosis
   Poliomyelitis
   Huntington's chorea
   Syringobulbia
   Tabes dorsalis
   Spinocerebellar degeneration
   Cranial nerve diseases
   Recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy
   Cranial nerve injury
   Rabies
   Diphtheria
   Peripheral neuropathies
   Diabetic neuropathy
   Lead poisoning
Neuromuscular diseases
   Myasthenia gravis
   Botulism
Skeletal muscle diseases
   Muscular dystrophies
       Oculopharyngeal dystrophy
       Myotonic dystrophy
   Polymyositis
   Dermatomyositis
   Connective tissue diseases
       Scleroderma
       Lupus erythematosus
       Mixed connective tissue disease
       Rheumatoid arthritis
   Metabolic myopathies
       Hyperthyroidism
       Hypothyroidism
   Amyloidosis
Other causes
   Cricopharyngeal dysfunction
   Xerostomia
       Medication-induced
       Sjögren's syndrome
       Radiation-induced

Esophageal Dysphagia

Inflammation/infection
   Reflux esophagitis
   Bile reflux esophagitis
   Radiation esophagitis
   Caustic ingestion
   Medication-induced esophagitis
   Esophageal trauma
   Esophageal infection
       CMV
       Herpes simplex virus (HSV)
       Idiopathic human immunodeficiency virus ulcers
       Esophageal moniliasis
   Esophageal Crohn's disease
   Eosinophilic esophagitis
   Esophageal sarcoidosis
   Graft-versus-host disease
   Behçet's syndrome
Structural abnormalities
   Intrinsic
       Esophageal stricture
       Esophageal carcinoma
       Carcinoma of the gastric cardia
       Esophageal benign tumor
       Esophageal web
       Esophageal ring (e.g., Schatzki's ring)
       Midesophageal diverticulum
       Epiphrenic diverticulum
       Esophageal pseudodiverticulosis
       Paraesophageal hernia
       Esophageal foreign body
   Extrinsic
       Vascular ring
       Cervical osteophyte
       Carcinoma of the lung
       Mediastinal lymphoma
       Mediastinal tuberculosis
       Pulmonary abscess
       Empyema
       Enlarged right atrium
       Pericardial effusion
       Enlarged aorta (dysphagia aortica)
       Anomalous right subclavian artery (dysphagia lusoria)
Motility disorders
   Primary
       Achalasia
       Nonspecific esophageal motility disorder
       Nutcracker esophagus
       Hypertensive lower esophageal sphincter
       Diffuse esophageal spasm
   Secondary
       Scleroderma and other connective tissue diseases
       Polymyositis
       Dermatomyositis
       Diabetes mellitus
       Amyloidosis
       Hyperthyroidism
       Hypothyroidism
       Chagas' disease
       Pseudoachalasia
       Chronic idiopathic intestinal pseudo-obstruction
       Alcoholism
       Paraneoplastic syndrome

References

1. See Bibliography, 6.
2. Richter JE: Dysphagia, Odynophagia, Heartburn, and Other Esophageal Symptoms, pp. 97–105. See Bibliography, 1.
3. Clouse RE, Diamant NE: Motor Physiology and Motor Disorders of the Esophagus, pp. 467–494. See Bibliography, 1.

Book Source Details

• Book Title: A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis
• Author(s): Stephen N. Adler, Dianne B. Gasbarra
• Year of Publication: 1999
• Copyright Details: A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis, Copyright © 1999 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

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