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ArticleJournal of personalized medicine2023

Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis (DISH): Role of Logopedic Rehabilitation in Dysphagia.

Massimo Mesolella, Sarah Buono, Roberto D'Aniello, Annarita Ascione, Gaetano Motta, Salvatore Allosso

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Article in Journal of personalized medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Acute Laryngeal Dyspnoea Revealing Anterior Cervical Hyperostosis (Forestier's Disease).European journal of case reports in internal medicine · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Massimo MesolellaUnit of Otorhinolaryngology, Department of Neuroscience, Reproductive Sciences and Dentistry, University Federico II of Naples, 80131 Naples, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-5081-1552
Sarah BuonoUnit of Otorhinolaryngology, Department of Neuroscience, Reproductive Sciences and Dentistry, University Federico II of Naples, 80131 Naples, Italy.
Roberto D'AnielloUnit of Otorhinolaryngology, Department of Neuroscience, Reproductive Sciences and Dentistry, University Federico II of Naples, 80131 Naples, Italy.
Annarita AscioneUnit of Otorhinolaryngology, Department of Neuroscience, Reproductive Sciences and Dentistry, University Federico II of Naples, 80131 Naples, Italy.
Gaetano MottaUnit of Otorhinolaryngology, University Luigi Vanvitelli, 80131 Naples, Italy.
Salvatore AllossoUnit of Otorhinolaryngology, Department of Neuroscience, Reproductive Sciences and Dentistry, University Federico II of Naples, 80131 Naples, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-4312-4711
University of Naples Federico II · ITUniversity of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli" · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Forestier's disease is a systemic, degenerative metabolic condition, which is still insufficiently investigated and understood, characterized by the progressive ossification of the ligaments and entheses. This case describes a 63-year-old man admitted to our department after several years of failed attempts to obtain a definitive diagnosis presenting with a painless mass in the pre-auricular region, gradually worsening dysphonia, severe dysphagia relating to solids, stiffness, and mild pain at the back of the neck. After performing further diagnostic tests, in addition to a pleomorphic adenoma, the simultaneous presence of diffuse spondylarthrosis on the cervical spine was highlighted, with beak-like osteophytes at C2-C5 resulting in esophageal compression. Given the absence of upper digestive endoscopy abnormalities, we initiated an intense logopedic and postural rehabilitative treatment, which led to a significant improvement in the patient's dysphagia symptoms. In addition, we limited the use of medical therapy to solely indomethacin in order to control the osteophytic process.

Indexed as

DISH (diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis)dysphagiaForestier’s Syndromelogopedic and postural rehabilitative treatment

Identifiers

PMID37373983
PMCPMC10302711
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