Plummer-Vinson Syndrome: A Rare Case Report

Plummer-Vinson syndrome, also called Paterson-Kelly syndrome, is characterized by the classic triad of dysphagia, iron-deficiency anemia, and esophageal webs. This syndrome is associated with an increased incidence of post-cricoid carcinoma and for surveillance, an endoscopy is recommended under general anesthesia. This was a case of 74-year-old woman with Plummer-Vinson Syndrome who was successfully treated with Savary-Gilliard (SG) dilation or Esophageal dilation. The patient had a long-standing clinical history of iron deficiency anemia with slow progression of dysphagia of solid food from 10 years and glossoepiglotic fold, aryepiglottic fold bilaterally arytenoid on the left & right side and had experienced difficulty in swallowing for the past 10 years. Along with this patient is having abdominal pain radiating to the epigastrium region and fever with chills & rigors. An endoscopy examination was conducted under general anesthesia and revealed the esophageal web at the level of the cervical esophagus. Laboratory data investigation shows an RBC count of 2.09 million/cumm, haemoglobin of 6.6 gm/dl%, and serum iron of 7µg/dl. The patient was prescribed Inj. Orofer-XT 100 mg intravenous iron sucrose supplement daily for 15 days, Inj. Pantoprazole 40 mg daily for 1 week, Inj. Tramadol 1amp whenever required and Syp.Sucralfate 15 ml 30 minutes before food. Her anemia condition was improved but dysphagia did not improve. To treat dysphagia the Savary-Gilliard (SG) dilation was done under fluoroscopy by endoscopically a single session was performed that serially increased the diameter by disrupting the web without any complication. After SG-dilation, the patient's dysphagia resolved shortly after the treatment.