Globus hystericus.

ABSTRACT

Globus hystericus (GH) is a subjective feeling of a lump or foreign body in the throat thought to involve psychogenic factors, a form of somatisation disorder. The more modern terms, globus sensation or globus pharyngeus, reflect recognition of one or more possible contributing anatomico-physiological factors, such as gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) or pharyngeal inflammation.