Dysphagia

• Dysphagia can be divided into two types
  • Oropharyngeal type
    • Etiology
      • Tumor in oropharynx
      • Pharyngitis
      • Parkinson
      • Stroke
    • Clinical features
      • Coughing
      • Inability to initiate swallow
      • Nasal regurgitation
  • Oesophageal type
    • Etiology
      • Oesophagitis
        • HSV
        • Candida
      • Oesophageal cancer
      • Oesophageal diverticula
      • Achalasia
      • (Nutcracker oesophagus)
      • (Diffuse oesophageal spasm)
      • Scleroderma
      • Autonomic neuropathy
      • Oesophageal web
      • Oesophageal stricture
        • GERD
    • Clinical features
      • Food feeling stuck behind sternum seconds after swallow
      • Regurgitation