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Plummer-Vinson Path.|ˈplʌmə ˈvɪnsən|
The names of H. S. Plummer (1874–1936), U.S. physician, and P. P. Vinson (1890–1959), U.S. surgeon, used attrib. to designate a syndrome characterized by dysphagia, glossitis, and iron-deficiency anæmia.
1926A. F. Hurst in Guy's Hospital Rep. LXXVI. 426 (heading) The Plummer-Vinson syndrome (spasm of the pharyngo-œsophageal sphincter with anæmia and spleno⁓megaly). 1958Terracol & Sweet Dis. Esophagus xiii. 302 The Plummer-Vinson syndrome occurs predominantly in women in the proportion of approximately four to one. Ibid. 303 The Plummer-Vinson syndrome is a clinical complex, the cause of which though still not clearly understood has to do with avitaminosis, endocrine disturbances, and lack of available iron. Ibid. 306 There is strong clinical evidence to suggest that the mucosal changes characteristic of the Plummer-Vinson syndrome are of a precancerous nature. 1971Brit. Med. Bull. XXVII. 34/1 The Paterson-Kelly or Plummer-Vinson syndrome was first described in 1919. |