Triad of Plummer Vinson syndrome includes all of the following except:
Correct Answer: Koilonychia
Description: Koilonchyia is not pa of Plummer Vinson Syndrome. Plummer-Vinson syndrome (iron deficiency, angular stomatitis, glossitis and dysphagia) raises the risk of oral squamous cell cancer and esophageal cancer at all the post-cricoidal tissue web&;- Harrison Plummer Vinson Syndrome Plummer-Vinson syndrome typically describes iron-deficiency anemia and dysphagia caused by the formation of a keratinized web. Plummer-Vinson Syndrome Iron Deficiency anemia Dysphagia (due to Esophageal webs or Hypopharyngeal webs), and Atrophic glossitis/Angular stomatitis Plummer-Vinson syndrome, also known as the Paterson-Brown-Kelly Syndrome, predisposes to Hypopharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma. The condition is more common in women and is a recognized risk factor for post cricoid Hypopharyngeal carcinoma. Ref: Harrison&;s 19th edition Pgno: 237
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