Dysphagia

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  • 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