Iron Deficiency as Cause of Dysphagia and Burning Mouth (Plummer-Vinson or Kelly-Patterson Syndrome): a Case Report
Vladimíra Radochová,
Radovan Slezák,
Jakub Radocha
Affiliations
Vladimíra Radochová
Department of Dentistry, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Králové, Charles University, and University Hospital Hradec Králové, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
Radovan Slezák
Department of Dentistry, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Králové, Charles University, and University Hospital Hradec Králové, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
Jakub Radocha
4th Department of Internal Medicine – Hematology, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Králové, Charles University, and University Hospital Hradec Králové, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
The clinical presentation of iron deficiency can be very heterogeneous, including various oral and other mucosal problems. Here, in this case, we report the patient with burning mouth and dysphagia symptoms where iron deficiency was found to be the underlying cause after several months of investigations. This clinical syndrome is called Plummer-Vinson syndrome. It is sporadic with an incidence less than 0.1% of patients suffering from iron deficiency anemia.
