<p>Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH) is a degenerative disorder of unknown etiology that most often occurs in male patients over 50. Dysphagia its main symptom, but they can also have dyspnea, otalgia, cough, sore throat, foreign body sensation the pharynx, sleep apnea and glottic alterations. We present case report review literature about this entity. an oral squamous cell ...

In this paper we discuss diet and health changes of millet agriculturists in Northern China, Shaanxi province, during the period 7,000-4,000 BP. An episode of intensive climatic oscillations that preceded the onset of colder climate circa the fifth millennium BP divides the period (Shi et al. [1993] Global Planet. Change 7:219-233). The onset of the cooler climate marks the decline of the egali...

Basal serum growth hormone (GH) and insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) concentration was measured by radioimmunoassay in patients with diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH) with muscle and joint pain and stiffness (symptomatic group) and in DISH patients without these constitutional clinical symptoms (asymptomatic group), but with persistent radiographic evidence of DISH. Serum GH a...

This report describes a patient with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) who underwent total hip arthroplasty (THA) by the direct anterior approach and sustained a L4-5 extension fracture dislocation with neural deficits. A magnetic resonance imaging revealed an epidural hematoma at the site of the fracture causing critical stenosis. The patient was taken to the operating room for a L3-S1 posterior dec...

We experienced 2 cases of spinal fracture in patients aged 80 years or older with diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH). Since they decided not to undergo surgical treatment, we provided conservative treatment with teriparatide. There has been no previous study on teriparatide for spine fracture in DISH. This is the first report of the successful use of teriparatide to treat spine fra...

Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH) is a systemic enthesopathy with involvement of ossification of anterior longitudinal ligament (OALL). Although DISH is usually associated with benign nature, cervical large OALL should be considered as a consideration in differential diagnosis of dysphasia. A 73 yearold-man presented with dysphasia and his radiographs showed massive OALL at C4/5. ...

Diabetes mellitus (DM), a worldwide high prevalence disease, is associated with a large variety of rheumatic manifestations. For most of these affections, pathophysiologic correlations are not well established. Some of them, such as diabetic cheiroarthropathy, neuropathic arthritis, diabetic amyotrophy, diabetic muscle infraction, are considered intrinsic complications of DM. For others, like d...

The case of a patient with diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH) and upper airway oedema, is described. The patient presented with alveolar hypoventilation and obstructive apnoeas during sleep. Intravenous steroids (methylprednisolone, 160 mg.day-1) for 5 days did not reduce the oedema. However, it was rapidly reversed by the use of nasal continuous positive airway pressure (nCPAP). I...