Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis Involving Cervical and Lumbar Spine Presenting with Dysphagia: A Case Report.

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Author	Sinha, Ramanuj Aggarwal, Neeraj Dutta, Sirshak Choudhury, Avijit Ghosh, Sanjoy-Kumar Guha, Debasis
Abstract	Introduction:Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis (DISH) is a very rare cause of dysphagia when it occurs in the cervical spine. It can also affect the lumbar region where it causes deformity.Case Report:In this article, a rare case of Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis involving both the cervical and lumbar spine, presenting with dysphagia and spinal stiffness leading to a stooping posture, is reported.Conclusion:Cases of simultaneous involvement of cervical and lumbar vertebrae by Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis, presenting with symptoms of both area involvement, are rarely reported in the English literature. When investigating a case of dysphagia, a high level of suspicion is required to diagnose such a condition.
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ISSN	22517251
Journal	Iranian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology [Iran J Otorhinolaryngol]
Volume Number	29
PubMed Central reference number	PMC5554817
Issue Number	93
PubMed reference number	28819624
e-ISSN	2251726X
Language	English
Publisher	Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
Publisher Date	2017-07-01
Publisher Place	Mashhad, Iran
Access Restriction	Open
Rights License	This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/) which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Subject Keyword	Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis Dysphagia Forestier disease Cervical spine Lumbar spine
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Otorhinolaryngology