Bakshi Satvinder Singh
Assistant Professor of Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT), Dept of ENT and Head & Neck Surgery, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Pondicherry, India, BR.
Arq Gastroenterol. 2015 Jul-Sep;52(3):250-2. doi: 10.1590/S0004-28032015000300018.
Plummer-Vinson syndrome is characterized by a triad of dysphagia, iron deficiency anemia and esophageal web. Most of the patients are middle aged women in the fourth to seventh decade of life.
Very few cases of Plummer-Vinson syndrome affecting males have been reported. Here we report a series of male patients found to be suffering from Plummer-Vinson syndrome.
Five males presented to us with dysphagia and fatigue of various durations, from April to August, 2012.
These patients were found to have iron deficiency anemia and esophageal web on subsequent investigations and were treated successfully with oral iron therapy.
Plummer-Vinson syndrome is common in both males and females and can be successfully treated with oral iron therapy. The patients have an increased risk of developing gastrointestinal malignancies and should be thoroughly evaluated for the same.
普卢默-文森综合征的特征为吞咽困难、缺铁性贫血和食管蹼三联征。大多数患者为40至70岁的中年女性。
报道的普卢默-文森综合征累及男性的病例极少。在此，我们报告一系列被发现患有普卢默-文森综合征的男性患者。
2012年4月至8月，五名男性因不同时长的吞咽困难和疲劳前来就诊。
后续检查发现这些患者患有缺铁性贫血和食管蹼，经口服铁剂治疗成功治愈。
普卢默-文森综合征在男性和女性中均较为常见，口服铁剂治疗可取得成功。此类患者发生胃肠道恶性肿瘤的风险增加，应为此进行全面评估。
