title: Plummer-Vinson syndrome--a rare presentation in a child.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Northampton General Hospital, UK.
authors.forename: N J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Mansell
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jani
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Bailey
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011004:Plummer-Vinson Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics