Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis causing neck pain with dyspnea, dysphonia, and dysphagia

Available online 26 May 2024

The American Journal of the Medical Sciences

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A 75-year-old man with no history of smoking presented to our clinic complaining of cervical pain as well as dyspnea, dysphonia, and dysphagia that had started three months previously. He had more difficulty swallowing solid foods compared to liquids, but had not experienced heartburn, regurgitation, or weight loss. Physical examination revealed restriction of the neck retroflexion, but no muscle weakness, numbness, or fasciculation. Computed tomography of the cervical spine showed contiguous

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