Plummer-Vinson syndrome

• iron-deficiency anemia
• esophageal webs (symptomatic)
• glossitis
• spoon nails

• middle-aged females
• increased incidence of esophageal Ca

• see also: esophageal webs and rings

  aka: Patterson-Kelly syndrome

© 2002, C.E. Kahn, Jr.
2002-04-18