Plummer-Vinson syndrome. Case report

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Keywords:

Dysphagia, Plummer-Vinson, Esophageal membranes, Anemia

Abstract

Plummer-Vinson syndrome is a rare condition, more common in middle-aged women, characterized by prolonged iron deficiency anemia, nutritional deficiencies, genetic predisposition and autoimmune factors. The depletion of some iron-dependent oxidative enzymes would produce a series of atrophic alterations in the muscles responsible for swallowing, with atrophy of the esophageal mucosa and accumulation of epithelial debris forming membranes. The clinical presentation of this pathology is difficulty in swallowing, dryness in the oral mucosa with cracks in the labial commissures. The diagnosis is made by radiological study of the esophagus, with barium contrast and endoscopy. Treatment consists of endoscopic elimination by means of dilatations with Savary-Guilliard plugs and adequate nutrition with vitamin and iron intake to overcome anemia. The rarity of this condition motivated the authors to socialize the case through this report.

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Author Biographies

Julieth Suárez Oceguera, Centro Nacional de Cirugia de Minimo Acceso

Licenciada en Tecnología de la Salud, perfil Imagenología. Doctor en Ciencias de la Educación Médica. Investigador Agregado. Profesor Instructor. Centro Nacional de Cirugía de Mínimo Acceso. Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de La Habana. La Habana. Cuba.

Jorge Luis García Menocal Hernández, Centro Nacional de Cirugía de Mínimo Acceso

Doctor en Medicina. Especialista en II grado en Gastroenterología. Investigador Agregado. Profesor Auxiliar. Centro Nacional de Cirugía de Mínimo Acceso. Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de La Habana. La Habana. Cuba.

Norberto Caridad Alfonso Contino, Centro Nacional de Cirugía de Mínimo Acceso

Doctor en Medicina. Especialista en II grado en Gastroenterología. Doctor en Ciencias de la Educación Médica. Investigador Auxiliar. Profesor asistente. Centro Nacional de Cirugía de Mínimo Acceso. Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de La Habana. La Habana. Cuba.

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2023-04-16

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Suárez Oceguera J, García Menocal Hernández JL, Alfonso Contino NC. Plummer-Vinson syndrome. Case report. Rev. Cub. Tecnol. Salud. [Internet]. 2023 Apr. 16 [cited 2025 Jun. 21];14(2):e4059. Available from: https://revtecnologia.sld.cu/index.php/tec/article/view/4059

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Vol. 14 No. 2 (2023): April-June

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Case Studies

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