Globus

Definition

Globus is a persistent or intermittent non-painful sensation of a lump or foreign body in the throat unrelated to swallowing without structural or motor disorder of the pharynx and/or oesophagus, often accompanying with acute anxiety or emotional conflicts.

Also indexed as

Nearby in Functional oesophageal or gastroduodenal disorders

• DD90.1Functional swallowing disorder
• DD90.2Functional heartburn
• DD90.3Functional dyspepsia
• DD90.4Functional nausea or vomiting
• DD90.5Functional belching disorders
• DD90.6Adult rumination syndrome
• 4B4YOther specified diseases of the immune system
• 4B4ZDiseases of the immune system, unspecified