Plummer-Vinson syndrome
Plummer-Vinson syndrome: Introduction
Plummer-Vinson syndrome: A rare condition characterized by iron-deficiency anemia, nail abnormalities and dysphagia.
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causes, and treatments of Plummer-Vinson syndrome is available below.
Symptoms of Plummer-Vinson syndrome
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Plummer-Vinson syndrome: Complications
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Medical Textbooks Online about Plummer-Vinson syndrome
Medical Books Excerpts
- DYSPHAGIA
- "Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs" (2003)
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- Dysphagia
- "In A Page: Pediatric Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
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- Dysphagia
- "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)
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- Dysphagia
- "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
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- Dysphagia
- "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
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- Dysphagia
- "Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series" (2007)
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- Dysphagia
- "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
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- Dysphagia
- "Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
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Book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
Wrongly Diagnosed with Plummer-Vinson syndrome?
Misdiagnosis and Plummer-Vinson syndrome
Females with anemia could be Plummer Vinson syndrome: Plummer Vinson syndrome commonly occurs in women between the 4th-7th decade of age. Importance is given to the condition due to its strong association with upper gastrointestinal malignancies. The patient presents with a triad of difficulty in swallowing mostly for solids, iron deficiency anemia and oesophageal webs. Difficulty in swallowing is a general symptom which can present in many other diseases too such as achalasia cardia, scleroderma, tumours of the upper gastrointestinal tract and spastic motility disorders. A good clinical history to determine the nature of dysphagia is important. In this case difficulty in swallowing is painless and intermittent and is limited to solids. A barium swallow and videofluroscopy must be undertaken to differentiate from other conditions....read more »
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Causes of Plummer-Vinson syndrome
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Prognosis for Plummer-Vinson syndrome
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Definitions of Plummer-Vinson syndrome:
A syndrome of DYSPHAGIA with IRON-DEFICIENCY ANEMIA that is due to congenital anomalies in the ESOPHAGUS (such as cervical esophageal webs). It is known as Patterson-Kelly syndrome in the United Kingdom.
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Plummer-Vinson syndrome is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Plummer-Vinson syndrome, or a subtype of Plummer-Vinson syndrome,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Ophanet, a consortium of European partners,
currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000.
They list Plummer-Vinson syndrome as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet
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