Definition: A syndrome of DYSPHAGIA with IRON-DEFICIENCY ANEMIA that is due to congenital anomalies in the ESOPHAGUS (such as cervical esophageal webs). It is known as Patterson-Kelly syndrome in the United Kingdom.
Other names Syndrome, Plummer Vinson; Syndrome, Patterson-Kelly; Syndrome, Patterson-Brown-Kelly; Syndrome, Patterson's; Syndrome, Kelly's; Plummer Vinson Syndrome; Pattersons Syndrome; Patterson Syndrome; Patterson Kelly Syndrome; Patterson Brown Kelly Syndrome; Kellys Syndrome; Kelly Syndrome; Syndrome, Plummer-Vinson; Patterson-Kelly Syndrome; Patterson-Brown-Kelly Syndrome; Patterson's Syndrome; Kelly's Syndrome