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.

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