Abstract
A case of diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (Forestier's disease) causing dysphonia as the presenting and only symptom is reported. The dysphonia is attributed to the mass effect in the hypopharynx and the mild pressure on the larynx. The bony mass anterior to the vertebral body is demonstrated by CT scan for the first time in the literature on Forestier's disease.
Get full access to this article
View all access options for this article.
References
1.
Forestier
H
Rotes-Querol
J
. Senile ankylosing hyperostosis of the spine . Ann Rheum Dis 1950 ; 9 : 321 –30
2.
Heck
CV
, Hoarseness and painful deglutition due to massive cervical exostoses . Surg Gynecol Obstet 1956 ; 102 : 657 –60
3.
Saunders
WH
. Cervical osteophytes and dysphagia . Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 1970 ; 79 : 1091 –7
4.
Carlson
MJ
Stauffer
RN
Payne
WS
. Ankylosing vertebral hyperostosis causing dysphagia . Arch Surg 1974 ; 109 : 567
5.
Faries
R
Schatz
CJ
Forester
DM
. Dysphagia and Forestier disease . Arch Otolaryngol 1977 ; 103 : 304 –5
6.
Huang
PS
Laha
RK
. Ankylosing hyperostosis of the cervical spine . Surg Neurol 1978 ; 9 : 273 –4
7.
Alenghat
JP
Hallet
M
Kido
DK
. Spinal cord compression in diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis . Radiology 1982 ; 142 : 119 –20
8.
Utsinger
PD
Resnick
D
Shapiro
R
. Diffuse skeletal abnormalities in Forestier's disease . Arch Intern Med 1976 ; 136 : 763 –8