1/21. celiac disease presenting as the Paterson-Brown Kelly (Plummer-Vinson) syndrome. We describe two patients with Paterson-Brown Kelly (Plummer-Vinson) syndrome whose iron deficiency anemia was due to celiac disease. They presented with dysphagia 13 and 9 yr, respectively, before celiac disease was diagnosed. Neither had gastrointestinal symptoms suggestive of malabsorption. celiac disease is a recognized cause of chronic iron deficiency and should be considered as an etiological factor for sideropenic dysphagia. ( info) |
| Plummer-Vinson (Paterson, Brown-Kelly) syndrome refers to the association of iron-deficiency anaemia with dysphagia secondary to a post-cricoid web. Only seven cases of plummer-vinson syndrome in children and adolescents between the ages of 14 and 19 have been reported in the world literature. We report a case of the syndrome occurring in a child of 14 years and provide a short review of the present knowledge concerning the symptom complex. ( info) |
3/21. The operation of upper esophageal web in plummer-vinson syndrome: a case report. Most cases of dysphagia associated with plummer-vinson syndrome are expected to improve with the oral administration of ferrous agents. When a web is the cause of the symptoms, surgical management is rarely necessary. However the surgical indication and technique for the web have been controversial. The patient was a 56-year-old woman who complained of restricted dietary habit because of an upper esophageal circumferential web associated with plummer-vinson syndrome. The circumferential and membranous web was resected with a surgical knife and scissors through the inner lumen of esophagus and the raw surface was sutured at five places with 4-0 proline thread under microlaryngosurgery. This surgical treatment resulted in diminished dysphagia and no recurrence of the web after the surgery. ( info) |
| The plummer-vinson syndrome is characterized by an association of dysphagia, iron-deficiency anemia, and esophageal webs. The authors report the case of a 6 year old with plummer-vinson syndrome. plummer-vinson syndrome usually occurs in adults, rarely in adolescents, however, there have been no previous reports in the English-language literature of the syndrome occurring in childhood. ( info) |
5/21. Paterson-Kelly syndrome and celiac disease--a rare combination. Paterson-Kelly syndrome is characterized by an association of iron deficiency with dysphagia. We describe a patient with this syndrome who was later diagnosed to have celiac disease. ( info) |
| The coexistence of large diaphragmatic hernia and plummer-vinson syndrome in two patients is described. It is proposed that the hernias caused chronic blood loss anemia, and that iron deficiency then resulted in postcricoid web formation. ( info) |
7/21. Plummer Vinson syndrome: unusual features. Plummer Vinson syndrome is a constellation of postcricoid esophageal webs, iron deficiency anemia, dysphagia and koilonychia. We describe some unusual manifestations in three patients with this syndrome; these were clubbing instead of koilonychia, tortuous esophagus in addition to presence of esophageal webs, and celiac disease. ( info) |
8/21. Plummer Vinson syndrome: case report. Plummer Vinson syndrome is characterised by dysphagia, iron deficiency, anaemia and oesophageal web or webs. This is a case report of a 33 year old Asian female who presented with slowly progressive dysphagia and a long history of iron deficiency anaemia. The anaemia was confirmed on repeated haemograms and a barium swallow revealed an upper oesophageal web. Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy and forceful dilatation were necessary to effect relief of dysphagia. ( info) |
| plummer-vinson syndrome is characterized by dysphagia, iron deficiency, anemia and the presence of esophageal web or webs. Two cases of this syndrome are reported in middle-aged women, which were treated over the last eight years. Both patients presented with dysphagia, anemia, sideropenia, glossitis and cheilitis. Radiological examination of the pharynx showed the presence of webs in both cases. The patients were treated with iron supplementation, which resulted in elimination of the symptoms. Both patients remain in good general condition and without any dysphagic complaints, 5 and 8 years after the diagnosis, respectively. ( info) |
| plummer-vinson syndrome is characterised by dysphagia, anaemia, glossitis and oesophageal web. We report our findings in three patients with membranes in the upper oesophagus. All patients underwent endoscopic dilatation and iron replacement therapy, with good results. We review the literature of this syndrome. ( info) |