A Case of Plummer-Vinson Syndrome Showing Rapid Improvement of Dysphagia and Esophageal Web after Two Weeks of Iron Therapy

Plummer-Vinson syndrome (PVS) is a rare entity characterized by upper esophageal webs and iron deficiency anemia. We report a case of PVS whose esophageal web was rapidly improved by iron therapy. A 77-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital with complaints of dysphagia, vomiting, shortness of b...

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Autores principales: Tahara, Tomomitsu, Shibata, Tomoyuki, Okubo, Masaaki, Yoshioka, Daisuke, Ishizuka, Takamitsu, Sumi, Kazuya, Kawamura, Tomohiko, Nagasaka, Mitsuo, Nakagawa, Yoshihito, Nakamura, Masakatsu, Arisawa, Tomiyasu, Ohmiya, Naoki, Hirata, Ichiro
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: S. Karger AG 2014
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Published online: June, 2014
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4086037/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25028578
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000364820

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