Acta Med. 2020, 63: 128-132
Iron Deficiency as Cause of Dysphagia and Burning Mouth (Plummer-Vinson or Kelly-Patterson Syndrome): a Case Report
, Radovan Slezáka, Jakub Radochab
aDepartment of Dentistry, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Králové, Charles University, and University Hospital Hradec Králové, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
b4th Department of Internal Medicine – Hematology, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Králové, Charles University, and University Hospital Hradec Králové, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
Received April 1, 2020
Accepted June 5, 2020
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.
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