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Plummer-Vinson syndrome: hypopharyngeal web + iron-deficiency anemia in middle-aged women. This syndrome occurs most commonly in individuals of Scandinavian descent and is characterized by esophageal webs, iron deficiency anemia, dysphagia, achlorhydria, atrophic gastritis, hiatal hernia, and increased risk of cancer. Dysphagia improves in the Plummer-Vinson syndrome with iron therapy, though the webs remain.
Plummer-Vinson syndrome: hypopharyngeal web + iron-deficiency anemia in middle-aged women. This syndrome occurs most commonly in individuals of Scandinavian descent and is characterized by esophageal webs, iron deficiency anemia, dysphagia, achlorhydria, atrophic gastritis, hiatal hernia, and increased risk of cancer. Dysphagia improves in the Plummer-Vinson syndrome with iron therapy, though the webs remain.
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