Eosinophilic Esophagitis in a Developing Country: Is It Different from Developed Countries? by Abdulrahman Al-Hussaini, Toufic Semaan, Imad El Hag

“…Feeding difficulty, vomiting/regurgitation, and failure to thrive predominated in young children, whereas dysphagia and food impactions predominated in older children and adults. …”
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Gastric Mucormycosis in a Renal Transplant Patient Treated with Isavuconazole Monotherapy by Imran Gani, Atbin Doroodchi, Kristina Falkenstrom, Holly Berry, Won Lee, Laura Mulloy, Muhammad Saeed, Rajan Kapoor

“…Our patient, a 79-year-old male, presented with severe dysphagia and odynophagia about 2 weeks after receiving a renal transplant. …”
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Cannabis oil in treating Parkinson’s disease: improvement of motor and non-motor symptoms: a case report by C. T. M. I. Issa, R. D. Castro, K. L. G. D. Albuquerque

“…He also had advanced dysphagia, resulting in a gastrostomy. Although lucid, he showed no interest in conversation and tended to become depressed and isolated. …”
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Gastric Linitis Plastica and Peritoneal Carcinomatosis as First Manifestations of Occult Breast Carcinoma: A Case Report and Literature Review by Mara Mantiero, Giovanni Faggioni, Alice Menichetti, Matteo Fassan, Valentina Guarneri, Pierfranco Conte

“…After 20 months, the same therapy is still ongoing and well tolerated, while the patient is in good condition with improvement of the dysphagia. Almost 2 years after the diagnosis of linitis plastica, the primitive breast lesion is still occult.…”
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Laparoscopic Removal of Angelchik Prosthesis Followed by Interval Sleeve Gastrectomy by Faryal G. Afridi, Morgan Johnson, Kelsey A. Musgrove, Salim Abunnaja, Lawrence E. Tabone, David C. Borgstrom, Nova Szoka

“…She also reported significant problems with reflux and dysphagia. After an appropriate work-up, an AP was identified at her GEJ. …”
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Creation and validation of a new index to predict pneumonia associated with ischemic stroke by Alexis Suárez Quesada, Alexis Álvarez Aliaga, Andrés José Quesada Vázquez

“…<br /><strong>Results</strong>: the variables that contributed the highest score to the index were dysphagia (28), the NIHSS scale ≥ 12 points (24) and heart failure (22). …”
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The Role of Ultrasound and Computed Tomography in the Evaluation of Subcutaneous Esophageal Bypass in a Dysphagic Patient by Simone Vetere, Maria Luisa Mennini, Daniele Pironi, Manuela Brighi, Stefano Pontone

“…Cervical anastomotic strictures, colon transplant redundancy, recurrent dysphagia, intestinal obstruction, regurgitation, and aspiration are the most frequent late complications. …”
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Transient, Recurrent Central Nervous System Clinical Manifestations of X-Linked Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease Presenting with Very Long Latency Periods between Episodes: Is Prolonged... by Andria Tziakouri, Konstantinos Natsiopoulos, Kleopas A. Kleopa, Costas Michaelides

“…Transient acute and recurrent or chronic central nervous system manifestations, predominantly, dysarthria, dysphagia, motor weakness, and ataxia, have been recognized as a feature of the X-linked type 1 of CMT (CMTX1). …”
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Endoscopic Mucosal Resection of a Proximal Esophageal Pyogenic Granuloma by Elias Estifan, Varun Patel, Matthew Grossman

“…We present an 80-year-old male who underwent endoscopy for evaluation of dysphagia and was found to have a single, red, bilobed 10 mm polyp with adherent white exudate approximately 19 cm from the incisors. …”
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Successful Management of Pseudo-Ludwig Angina from Supratherapeutic Warfarin Use: A Case Report by Utku Ekin, Arham Hazari, Nizar Alyassin, Alan Alcantara, Moh’d Hazem Azzam, Mourad Ismail

“…She presented with sublingual swelling and dysphagia. She was successfully treated with dexamethasone, vitamin K, and fresh frozen plasma. …”
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Benefit from the Chin-Down Maneuver in the Swallowing Performance and Self-Perception of Parkinson’s Disease Patients by Annelise Ayres, Geraldo Pereira Jotz, Carlos R. M. Rieder, Maira Rozenfeld Olchik

“…The study included PD patients with dysphagia. A cognitive screening, through a questionnaire about depression and quality of life, was conducted. …”
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Gastric Carcinoma with Osteoclast-Like Giant Cells Coexisting with Gastrointestinal Spindle Cell Tumor by Christos Poulios, Triantafyllia Koletsa, Antonis Goulas, Georgia Karayannopoulou, Eleni Vrettou, Ioannis Kostopoulos

“…Reported herein is a case of an 81-year-old Caucasian male presented with upper abdominal pain and dysphagia. Esophagogastroscopy revealed an ulcerative mass and a specimen of subtotal gastrectomy and lower esophagectomy was sent for histologic examination. …”
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A Dilemma in Staging of Esophageal Cancer: How Should We Stage ypT0 N2 M0 Esophageal Cancer after Neoadjuvant Therapy? by Sebahattin Celik, Remzi Erten, Abdulsamed Batur, Burak Suvak

“…A female aged 40 years complaining of dysphagia was diagnosed as having locally advanced thoracic esophageal cancer. …”
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A Case Report Demonstrating How the Clinical Presentation of the Diffuse Sclerosing Variant of Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma Can Mimic Benign Riedel’s Thyroiditis by Jennifer Walsh, Tomas P. Griffin, Carmel B. Ryan, James Fitzgibbon, Patrick Sheahan, Matthew S. Murphy

“…A 44-year-old female presented with a two-month history of a neck mass, sore throat, hoarseness, and intermittent dysphagia. Examination revealed a “woody” hard swelling arising from the right lobe of the thyroid. …”
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Misdiagnosis of Extensive Maxillofacial Infection and Its Relationship with Periodontal Problems and Hyperglycemia by Cristian Statkievicz, Leonardo P. Faverani, Pedro Henrique Silva Gomes-Ferreira, Gabriel Ramalho-Ferreira, Idelmo Rangel Garcia-Junior

“…After 15 days, the patient returned to the same emergency room and was attended by the surgical and maxillofacial trauma team, presenting tachycardia, tachypnea, dysphagia, and trismus. During anamnesis, the patient reported being an uncontrolled diabetic. …”
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Schwannoma of the Base of the Tongue: A Case Report of a Rare Disease and Review of Literatures by Mohd. Yusuf Haider, Manjur Rahim, N. M. K. Bashar, Md. Zakir Hossain, Sk Md Jaynul Islam

“…It usually presents as a painless lump in the tongue, but when it grows larger than 3.0 cm, it may produce dysphagia, pain, or discomfort and change in the quality of voice. …”
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Oral Manifestations Associated with COVID-19 Infection: A Cross-Sectional Study of Recovered Iraqi Patients by Mohanad Jameel Najm Al-Magsoosi, Oras Kadhim Baqer Al-Asadi, Nibrass Talib Al-Quraine, Suha Mohammad Sami, Julfikar Haider

“…The most common oral manifestation was ageusia (66.8%), followed by dry mouth (59%), gustatory changes (46%), dysphagia (40.5%), burning sensation (20.8%), oral ulceration (14.5%), and gingival bleeding (3.3%). …”
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Assessing swallowing disorders in adults on high-flow nasal cannula in critical and non-critical care settings. A scoping review protocol. by Ruvistay Gutierrez-Arias, Gabriel Salgado-Maldonado, Paola Letelier Valdivia, Francisco Salinas-Barahona, Carmen Echeverría-Valdebenito, Pamela Seron, INTRehab Research Group

“…Knowing the methodological characteristics, the instruments or scales used to assess the presence of dysphagia, and the results of the studies may contribute to considering swallowing assessment in this population on a routine basis, as well as to guide the conduct of new studies that may respond to less researched areas in this topic.…”
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Influence of nutritional status on rehabilitation efficacy of patients after stroke—a scoping review by Huan Chen, Caihong Fu, Weihao Fang, Zhenyao Wang, Dawei Zhang, Hu Zhang

“…Stroke patients are susceptible to malnutrition as a result of dysphagia, neurological impairments, and altered levels of consciousness. …”
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Aspergillus Thyroiditis: A Complication of Respiratory Tract Infection in an Immunocompromised Patient by Madiha M. Alvi, David S. Meyer, Nicholas J. Hardin, James G. deKay, Annis M. Marney, Matthew P. Gilbert

“…A 59-year-old male with past medical history significant for non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma status after chemotherapy presented with acute onset of neck pain, odynophagia, and dysphagia associated with subjective fever, chills, and dyspnea. …”
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