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Plummer-Vinson syndrome – a rare presentation in a child

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

N. J. Mansell ,
P. Jani  and
C. M. Bailey
N. J. Mansell*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Northampton General Hospital, Northampton
P. Jani
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge
C. M. Bailey
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London, UK.
*
Address for correspondence: Mr N. J. Mansell, F.R.C.S., Specialist Registrar in Otolaryngology, Northampton General Hospital, Cliftonville, Northampton NN1 5BD.
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Abstract

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.

Keywords

Plummer-Vinson syndromeChild
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 113 , Issue 5 , May 1999 , pp. 475 - 476
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1999

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