Author/Authors :
Kandogan, T İzmir Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi - Kulak Burun Boğaz Kliniği, Turkey , Sezgin, Ö İzmir Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi - Radyoloji Kliniği, Turkey , Dalgiç, A Reyhanlı Devlet Hastanesi - Kulak Burun Boğaz Kliniği, Turkey
Title Of Article :
Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH): A rare cause of dysphagia
Abstract :
Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis is a relatively common but often unrecognized systemic disorder observed mainly in the elderly. It can lead to back pain, dysphagia, myelopathy, musculoskeletal impairment and grossly unstable spine fractures after minor trauma, but most patients are free of symptoms, so that it is usually discovered fortuitously upon plain radiographs of the spine obtained for another reason. Here we reported a case in which the diagnosis of DISH was made upon evaluation for dysphagia.
NaturalLanguageKeyword :
Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis , dysphagia , elderly , Forestier disease
JournalTitle :
Ege Journal Of Medicine
