Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis (DISH)—A Rare Etiology of Dysphagia

A 72-year-old gentleman presented to the hospital with progressively worsening dysphagia to soft foods and liquids. He was diagnosed with severe pharyngeal dysphagia by modified barium swallow. A CT scan of the neck with IV contrast showed anterior flowing of bridging osteophytes from C3-C6, indicat...

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Main Authors: Balakumar Krishnarasa, Abhirami Vivekanandarajah, Lucinda Ripoll, Edwin Chang, Robert Wetz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2011-01-01
Series:Clinical Medicine Insights: Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Disorders
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.4137/CMAMD.S6949