Plummer Vinson syndrome: unusual features.
Plummer Vinson syndrome is a constellation of postcricoid esophageal webs, iron deficiency anemia, dysphagia and koilonychia. We describe some unusual manifestations in three patients with this syndrome; these were clubbing instead of koilonychia, tortuous esophagus in addition to presence of esophageal webs, and celiac disease.
Makharia
Govind K
GK
Department of Gastroenterology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.
Nandi
Bhaskar
B
Garg
Pramod K
PK
Tandon
Rakesh K
RK
D000328:Adult; D002446:Celiac Disease / Q000209:etiology; D004947:Esophagus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010005:Osteoarthropathy, Secondary Hypertrophic / Q000209:etiology; D011004:Plummer-Vinson Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011859:Radiography