The Syndrome of Dysphagia and Anemia

Case Report1 February 1938THE SYNDROME OF DYSPHAGIA AND ANEMIALEMUEL C. MCGEE, Ph.D., M.D., T. MARTIN GOODWIN, M.D.LEMUEL C. MCGEE, Ph.D., M.D.Search for more papers by this author, T. MARTIN GOODWIN, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-11-8-1498 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail Excerpt"There is a variety of dysphagia, not uncommon in middle-aged women, which in all cases presents almost identical signs and symptoms and which reacts uniformly to treatment, but as to the pathology of which we are ignorant." This statement by Brown Kelly1in his original discussion of the subject is still true of the syndrome he described. Kelly1and Paterson,2,3in 1919, outlined the symptom complex of "spasmodic dysphagia" as one clearly distinct from that of "globus hystericus," achalasia of the cardia or organic obstructive lesions of the esophagus. Their patients were women, the majority of whom were between 40...Bibliography1. KELLY AB: Spasm at the entrance to the esophagus, Jr. Laryngol. and Otol., 1919, xxxiv, 285-289. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. PATERSON DR: A clinical type of dysphagia, Jr. Laryngol. and Otol., 1919, xxxiv, 289-291. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. PATERSON DR: Obstruction at the upper end of the esophagus, Jr. Laryngol. and Otol., 1931, xlvi, 532-535. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. VINSON PP: Hysterical dysphagia, Minn. Med., 1922, v, 107-108. Google Scholar5. MOERSCHCONNOR HJHM: Hysterical dysphagia, Arch. Otol., 1926, iv, 112-119. CrossrefGoogle Scholar6. HURST AF: The Plummer-Vinson syndrome, Guy's Hosp. Rep., 1926, lxxvi, 426-428. Google Scholar7. RYLE JA: A case of esophageal spasm with severe anemia, Guy's Hosp. Rep., 1927, lxxvii, 33-34. Google Scholar8. CAMERON JA: The Plummer-Vinson syndrome, Quart. Jr. Med., 1928, xxii, 43-49. Google Scholar9. JONESOWEN AMRD: Dysphagia associated with anemia, Brit. Med. Jr., 1928, i, 256-257. CrossrefGoogle Scholar10. EVANS G: Notes on nervous dysphagia with special reference to its cause, Practitioner, 1930, cxxv, 317-323. Google Scholar11. WITTS LJ: The syndrome of glossitis, dysphagia and anemia, Guy's Hosp. Rep., 1931, lxxxi, 193-204. Google Scholar12. SUZMAN MM: Syndrome of anemia, glossitis and dysphagia, Arch. Int. Med., 1933, li, 1-21. CrossrefGoogle Scholar13. HOOVER WB: Syndrome of anemia, glossitis and dysphagia, New England Jr. Med., 1935, ccxiii, 394-398. CrossrefGoogle Scholar14. MCGIBBON J: Esophageal lesions encountered in cases of dysphagia with anemia, Jr. Laryngol. and Otol., 1935, l, 329-339. CrossrefGoogle Scholar15. CAMERON JA: The Plummer-Vinson syndrome, Jr. Laryngol. and Otol., 1929, xliv, 168-176. CrossrefGoogle Scholar16. BENHAMOUCOHEN-SOLAL EG: Hypochromic anemia with Plummer-Vinson syndrome; case, Bull. et mém. Soc. méd. d. hôp. de Paris, 1936, lii, 504-509. Google Scholar17. HUTCHISON R: Dysphagia, Clin. Jr., 1936, lxv, 108-111. Google Scholar18. KURÉYAMAGATATSUKADAHIYOSHI KKSJ: Disturbances in passage through esophagus caused by scleroderma and progressive muscular dystrophy, Klin. Wchnschr., 1936, xv, 516-520. CrossrefGoogle Scholar19. SPITZENBERGER O: Arthritic marginal dentations (exostoses) of cervical vertebrae as cause of disorders of deglutition, Röntgenpraxis, 1936, viii, 159-160. Google Scholar20. DOIG AT: Dysphagia due to unilateral pulmonary fibrosis, Brit. Med. Jr., 1936, i, 469-470. CrossrefGoogle Scholar21. HURSTRAKE AFGW: Achalasia of the cardia, Quart. Jr. Med., 1930, xxiii, 491-508. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Elkins, West Virginia*Received for publication April 22, 1937. From the Golden Clinic, Davis Memorial Hospital, Elkins, West Va. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byCongenital Defects, Rings, and WebsOesophagusPlummer-Vinson or Paterson-Brown Kelly Priority, Precedence or Prestige?The Aetiology of “Sideropenic” WebSIDEROPENIC DYSPHAGIA AND HIATUS HERNIACONGENITAL ESOPHAGEAL WEBSThe Paterson-Brown Kelly SyndromeEsophageal WebsEnvironmental factors in cancer of the upper alimentary tract.A swedish study with special reference to plummer-vinson (Paterson-Kelly) syndromeEisenresorption und KlinikDie Erkrankungen des erythrocytären SystemsXI The Plummer-Vinson SyndromeErkennung und Behandlung der Anämien 1 February 1938Volume 11, Issue 8Page: 1498-1505KeywordsAnemiaCardiaDysphagiaEsophagusHospitalsLesionsSigns and symptoms Issue Published: 1 February 1938 PDF downloadLoading ...