Plummer-Vinson Syndrome: A Case Report
Plummer-Vinson syndrome (PVS), also termed as sideropenic dysphagia or Paterson-Brown-Kelly syndrome, is an uncommon medical disorder characterised by three things: iron deficiency anaemia, dysphagia, and esophageal web(s), more often seen in middle-aged females. We present a case of a 45-year-old...
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| author | Muhammad Luqman Saira Akhtar Muhammad Adil Ramzan Aqeela Afzal Syed Humayun Naeem Warda Yawar |
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| description | Plummer-Vinson syndrome (PVS), also termed as sideropenic dysphagia or Paterson-Brown-Kelly syndrome, is an uncommon
medical disorder characterised by three things: iron deficiency anaemia, dysphagia, and esophageal web(s), more often seen in
middle-aged females. We present a case of a 45-year-old married lady who came to the medical outpatient department at Abbasi
Shaheed Hospital with food swallowing difficulty, fatigue, and generalised body weakness for the past 7 months. Her hematological
workup revealed microcytic hypochromic anaemia and barium studies showed smooth circumferential narrowing of the cervical
esophagus at the level of the C5-C6 vertebrae (post-cricoid esophageal web). PVS was diagnosed. Endoscopic dilatation or balloon
dilatation was advised to treat her dysphagia but was refused by the patient. Her iron deficiency anaemia was corrected with an
intravenous iron sucrose supplementation. She was encouraged to eat an iron-rich, semi-solid diet. When she came for a follow-up
after six weeks of oral iron supplementation, her condition was satisfactory, and dysphagia had improved. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-2e0ffda77a974374b50da249835e5b242025-08-20T02:10:38ZengLiaquat National Hospital and Medical CollegeJournal of Liaquat National Hospital2959-18052960-29632023-10-011210711010.37184/jlnh.2959-1805.1.17Plummer-Vinson Syndrome: A Case ReportMuhammad Luqman0Saira Akhtar1Muhammad Adil Ramzan2Aqeela Afzal3Syed Humayun Naeem4 Warda Yawar5Department of Medicine, Dr. Ruth K.M Pfau Civil Hospital, Karachi, PakistanDepartment of Pharmacy Practice, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, PakistanDepartment of Surgery, Abbasi Shaheed Hospital, Karachi, PakistanDepartment of Medicine, Zainab Panjwani Hospital, Karachi, PakistanDepartment of Surgery, Abbasi Shaheed Hospital, Karachi, PakistanDepartment of Medicine, Patel Hospital, Karachi, PakistanPlummer-Vinson syndrome (PVS), also termed as sideropenic dysphagia or Paterson-Brown-Kelly syndrome, is an uncommon medical disorder characterised by three things: iron deficiency anaemia, dysphagia, and esophageal web(s), more often seen in middle-aged females. We present a case of a 45-year-old married lady who came to the medical outpatient department at Abbasi Shaheed Hospital with food swallowing difficulty, fatigue, and generalised body weakness for the past 7 months. Her hematological workup revealed microcytic hypochromic anaemia and barium studies showed smooth circumferential narrowing of the cervical esophagus at the level of the C5-C6 vertebrae (post-cricoid esophageal web). PVS was diagnosed. Endoscopic dilatation or balloon dilatation was advised to treat her dysphagia but was refused by the patient. Her iron deficiency anaemia was corrected with an intravenous iron sucrose supplementation. She was encouraged to eat an iron-rich, semi-solid diet. When she came for a follow-up after six weeks of oral iron supplementation, her condition was satisfactory, and dysphagia had improved.https://journals.lnh.edu.pk/jlnh/pdf/6d4e856e-31cc-4e1d-8ed9-1f7447179058.pdfdysphagiaanemiaesophageal websplummer-vinson syndromepaterson-brown-kelly syndrome |
| spellingShingle | Muhammad Luqman Saira Akhtar Muhammad Adil Ramzan Aqeela Afzal Syed Humayun Naeem Warda Yawar Plummer-Vinson Syndrome: A Case Report Journal of Liaquat National Hospital dysphagia anemia esophageal webs plummer-vinson syndrome paterson-brown-kelly syndrome |
| title | Plummer-Vinson Syndrome: A Case Report |
| title_full | Plummer-Vinson Syndrome: A Case Report |
| title_fullStr | Plummer-Vinson Syndrome: A Case Report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Plummer-Vinson Syndrome: A Case Report |
| title_short | Plummer-Vinson Syndrome: A Case Report |
| title_sort | plummer vinson syndrome a case report |
| topic | dysphagia anemia esophageal webs plummer-vinson syndrome paterson-brown-kelly syndrome |
| url | https://journals.lnh.edu.pk/jlnh/pdf/6d4e856e-31cc-4e1d-8ed9-1f7447179058.pdf |
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