Aspiration Pneumonia Secondary to Giant Cervical Osteophyte Formation (Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis or Forrestier's Disease)*: A Case Report
- Resource Type
- Academic Journal
- Authors
- Babores, Marta; Finnerty, J. P.
- Source
- Chest. Nov 01, 1998 114(5):1481-1482
- Subject
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0012-3692
An 80-year-old man was admitted to the hospital with recurrent right-sided aspiration pneumonia, found on barium swallow to be due to diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (Forrestier's disease) of the cervical spine, with the formation of a giant cervical osteophyte. He was treated conservatively with a feeding gastrostomy. The medical literature concerning this unusual cause of dysphagia and aspiration pneumonia is reviewed.(CHEST 1998; 114:1481-1482)