When a person has the plummer vinson syndrome, he or she may often complain of a burning sensation with the tongue and even the oral mucosa. In addition, the atrophy of lingual papillae produces a shiny red tongue dorsum. The plummer Vinson syndrome also occurs in people who are anemic or people with long-term iron deficiency. Some symptoms include Atrophic glossitis and Angular stomatitis. People with plummer vinson syndrome have difficulty in breathing and may experience pain while swallowing. They may also experience pain, weakness, and even are at an increased risk of carcinoma.
The difficulty in swallowing that the patients with plummer Vinson syndrome experience are due to small, very thin tissue growths that cause a partial block to the esophagus or the food pipe. The main cause of the plummer Vinson syndrome is unknown to date, however, genetic factors are considered one cause, and so is the lack of certain nutrients.
The plummer Vinson syndrome in mostly found in women, women in their mid-ages and rarely in men. In patients with plummer Vinson syndrome, esophageal squamous cell carcinoma risk is increased; therefore, it is considered a premalignant process.
Patients with plummer vinson syndrome have iron deficiency, hence the treatment is mainly aimed at solving this deficiency. Thus such patients are often administered with iron supplements to their daily diet. This can help relieve the pain experienced to a great extent. If the pain persists then the web can be dilated during upper endoscopy.
This can help the patients to swallow normally and can bring about easy and normal passage of the food. It has been see that most of the patients respond well to the treatment, and is most cases the iron supplements can resolve the anemia and can also correct the glossodynia, or in other words, the pain experienced with the tongue.
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