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- Title
A man with difficulty dysphagia.
- Authors
Chen, Po-An; Lee, Yu-Hsuan; Huang, Chun-Yen; Chu, Sheng-En; Sim, Shyh-Shyong; Sun, Jen-Tang
- Abstract
A 50-year-old man with history of type II diabetic mellitus attended the emergency department with persistent foreign body sensation after swallowing a drug pill. He also had mild odynophagia. Tracing his history, it was found that he had progressive dysphagia in previous 2 months. There was no coughing or choking immediately after swallowing the pill and speech quality was normal. He denied weight loss in last 6 months. On physical examination, no palpable mass or thyroid goiter was noted. Laboratory data were in acceptable range. A point-of-care ultrasound with a linear probe over the patient's neck was done. Later, computed tomography was done for confirming the diagnosis.
- Subjects
DEGLUTITION disorders; FOREIGN bodies; HOSPITAL emergency services; SPEECH; POINT-of-care testing
- Publication
Hong Kong Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2023, Vol 30, Issue 5, p321
- ISSN
1024-9079
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/10249079221105725