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PLUMMER-VINSON SYNDROME PRESENTING WITH DYSPHAGIA

ALİ GÖKÇE, BURCU GÖKÇE, AHMET UYANIKOĞLU

Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi - 2023;18(1):206-208

Harran Üniversitesi, Tıp Fakültesi, İç Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı, Şanlıurfa, Türkiye

 

Plummer-Vinson syndrome (PVS) is a rare syndrome characterized by dysphagia, iron deficiency anemia, and esophageal web. A brief review about PVS and an elderly female patient who admitted to our outpatient clinic with complaints of difficulty in swallowing solid and liquid foods, fatigue, nausea, vom- iting, and weight loss, diagnosed with PVS and underwent gastroscopic balloon dilatation is presented.