Forestier's disease presenting with dysphagia and disphonia.

Abstract

Forestier's disease, also known as diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH), is a pathology of vertebral bodies characterised by exuberant osteophytis formation. Forestier's disease is usually managed conservatively. Surgical resection of the osteophytes is reported to be an effective treatment for severe cases and/ or cases with airway obstruction. We report a 55-year-old man presenting with 6 months' progressive dysphagia and dysphonia. He was managed successfully with an anterior cervical osteophytectomy without fusion. A literature review is included.

• Authors: Jaafar Najib, Stephane Goutagny, Mathieu Peyre, Thierry Faillot, Michel Kalamarides
• Journal: The Pan African medical journal (Pan Afr Med J) Vol. 17 Pg. 168 ( 2014) ISSN: 1937-8688 [Electronic] Uganda
• PMID: 25120881 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Topics

• Aged
• Deglutition Disorders (complications, diagnosis)
• Dysphonia (complications, diagnosis)
• Humans
• Hyperostosis, Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal (complications, diagnosis)
• Male