title: Plummer-Vinson syndrome.
abstract: Plummer-Vinson syndrome is characterized by dysphagia, iron deficiency, anemia and the presence of esophageal web or webs. Two cases of this syndrome are reported in middle-aged women, which were treated over the last eight years. Both patients presented with dysphagia, anemia, sideropenia, glossitis and cheilitis. Radiological examination of the pharynx showed the presence of webs in both cases. The patients were treated with iron supplementation, which resulted in elimination of the symptoms. Both patients remain in good general condition and without any dysphagic complaints, 5 and 8 years after the diagnosis, respectively.
authors.affiliation: 2nd Surgical Clinic of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Atmatzidis
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Papaziogas
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Pavlidis
authors.forename: Ch
authors.initials: Ch
authors.lastname: Mirelis
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Papaziogas
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004947:Esophagus / Q000002:abnormalities; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007501:Iron / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008875:Middle Aged; D011004:Plummer-Vinson Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D007501:Iron