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The '''Plummer-Vinson syndrome''', also called '''Paterson-Brown-Kelly syndrome''' or '''[[sideropenic]] dysphagia''' is a disorder linked to severe, long-term [[iron deficiency anemia]], which causes [[swallowing]] difficulty ([[dysphagia]]) due to web-like membranes of [[biological tissue|tissue]] growing in the [[throat]] ([[esophageal web]]s). <ref name="pmid16978405">{{cite journal |author=Novacek G |title=Plummer-Vinson syndrome |journal=Orphanet J Rare Dis |volume=1 |issue= |pages=36 |year=2006 |pmid=16978405 |doi=10.1186/1750-1172-1-36 |url=http://www.ojrd.com/content/1//36}}</ref> | The '''Plummer-Vinson syndrome''', also called '''Paterson-Brown-Kelly syndrome''' or '''[[sideropenic]] dysphagia''' is a disorder linked to severe, long-term [[iron deficiency anemia]], which causes [[swallowing]] difficulty ([[dysphagia]]) due to web-like membranes of [[biological tissue|tissue]] growing in the [[throat]] ([[esophageal web]]s). <ref name="pmid16978405">{{cite journal |author=Novacek G |title=Plummer-Vinson syndrome |journal=Orphanet J Rare Dis |volume=1 |issue= |pages=36 |year=2006 |pmid=16978405 |doi=10.1186/1750-1172-1-36 |url=http://www.ojrd.com/content/1//36}}</ref> | ||
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Overview
The Plummer-Vinson syndrome, also called Paterson-Brown-Kelly syndrome or sideropenic dysphagia is a disorder linked to severe, long-term iron deficiency anemia, which causes swallowing difficulty (dysphagia) due to web-like membranes of tissue growing in the throat (esophageal webs). [1]
References
- ↑ Novacek G (2006). "Plummer-Vinson syndrome". Orphanet J Rare Dis. 1: 36. doi:10.1186/1750-1172-1-36. PMID 16978405.