Symptoms

Symptoms of Esophageal Scleroderma

Symptoms of esophageal scleroderma depend on the extent of the disease. Symptoms may include:

• Dysphagia (difficulty swallowing)
• Odynophagia (pain when swallowing)
• Heartburn
• Feeling that food is stuck in the esophagus
• Chest pain from esophageal spasms
• Choking
• Dysphonia (hoarseness or voice loss)
• Regurgitation (the return of partially digested food from the stomach to the mouth)