Sideropenic dysphagia
Alternative names
Paterson-Kelly syndrome; Plummer-Vinson syndrome/esophageal web
Definition
Plummer-Vinson syndrome is a disorder linked to severe, long-term Iron deficiency anemia, which causes swallowing difficulty due to web-like membranes of tissue growing in the throat.
Also check Plummer-Vinson syndrome/esophageal web.
Last revised: December 3, 2012
by Gevorg A. Poghosian, Ph.D.
by Gevorg A. Poghosian, Ph.D.
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