What diseases can affect diaphragm?

Answer 1

The chest bellows is one of the three major divisions of the respiratory system (the other two are the central nervous system components that control breathing and the lungs themselves).Diseases that can affect the chest bellows and interfere with normal breathing

A. Diseases affecting nerves, muscles or bones of the thoracic cage1 . Mainly nervesPolioGuillain Barré syndromeSpinal cord damageAmyotrophic lateral sclerosis

2. Mainly musclesMyasthenia gravisMultiple sclerosisMuscular dystrophy

3. Mainly bonesKyphoscoliosisFlail chest (from trauma)Arthritis (ankylosing spondylitis)

B. Diseases affecting the diaphragmsDiaphragm paralysisMassive obesityMassive ascites (fluid in the abdomen)

C. Diseases affecting the pleuraPleural thickening and fibrosis (scarring)Pleural effusions.

Since diaphragm is a muscle, any neuromuscular disease, such as polio, myasthenia gravis, myositis, paralysis or weakness of diaphragm, muscle spasms, such as hiccups, hernia or rupture caused by injury. Any disease of diaphragm has potential to adversely affect breathing and the health of the lungs.