Plummer-Vinson syndrome: an unusual cause of dysphagia.
Plummer-Vinson syndrome, comprising a triad of dysphagia, iron deficiency anaemia and cricoid webs, is rarely reported in children. It is important to identify this condition not only to provide relief of symptoms by iron supplementation but also to include these children in surveillance programmes for oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma.
Kanchi Kamakoti CHILDS Trust Hospital, Chennai, India. ganeped79@rediffmail.com
R
R
Ganesh
L
L
Janakiraman
M
M
Sathiyasekaran
D002648:Child; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D019587:Dietary Supplements; D004106:Dilatation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011004:Plummer-Vinson Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy