Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis as an overlooked cause of dysphagia: a case report

INTRODUCTION: Dysphagia is a common presentation in older people. Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis affecting the cervical spine is an uncommon cause of dysphagia and may be overlooked. CASE PRESENTATION: We present the case of an 88-year-old man with dysphagia and weight loss. Initial invest...

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Autores principales: Srivastava, Seema, Ciapryna, Natalia, Bovill, Iñaki
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2008
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2533017/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18752673
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-2-287

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