Plummer-Vinson syndrome
MONDO:0018895Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names Plummer-Vinson syndrome yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
Plummer-Vinson or Paterson-Kelly syndrome presents as a classical triad of dysphagia, iron-deficiency anemia and esophageal webs.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0018895), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Features
16 features
What the disease is reported to present with, and how often among people who have it — never how often a feature means the disease. HPO, annotations 2026-09-02.
- Decreased circulating ferritin concentrationHPOHP:0012343
- Obligate (100% of cases)
- DysphagiaHPOHP:0002015
- Obligate (100% of cases)
- Esophageal webHPOHP:0100594
- Obligate (100% of cases)
- Hypochromic microcytic anemiaHPOHP:0004840
- Obligate (100% of cases)
- Iron deficiency anemiaHPOHP:0001891
- Obligate (100% of cases)
- Easy fatigabilityHPOHP:0003388
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- GlossitisHPOHP:0000206
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- PallorHPOHP:0000980
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- Abdominal painHPOHP:0002027
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- CheilitisHPOHP:0100825
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- Concave nailHPOHP:0001598
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- GeophagiaHPOHP:0025062
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
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- Intra-oral hyperpigmentationHPOHP:0010284
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- Narrow mouthHPOHP:0000160
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- Poor appetiteHPOHP:0004396
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- Tongue atrophyHPOHP:0012473
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
Where it sits
Other names
2 names
Resolves to: Plummer-Vinson syndrome
- Also called
- Kelly-Paterson syndromeSideropenic dysphagia