systemic causes

Last reviewed 10/2022

Systemic causes of dysphagia include:

  • myasthenia gravis
  • diabetes mellitus (1)
  • alcoholism (1)
  • bulbar palsy
  • bulbar poliomyelitis
  • hysteria - globus hystericus
  • myotonic dystrophy
  • pseudobulbar palsy
  • motor neurone disease
  • Parkinson's disease
  • diphtheria neuritis
  • scleroderma

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