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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Main Authors: Muhammad Luqman, Saira Akhtar, Muhammad Adil Ramzan, Aqeela Afzal, Syed Humayun Naeem, Warda Yawar
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Published: Liaquat National Hospital and Medical College 2023-10-01
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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
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