Blood Res.  2018 Mar;53(1):79-81. 10.5045/br.2018.53.1.79.

An unusual etiology of plummer-Vinson syndrome

• Jain A
• Agrawal P
• Malhotra P
• Nada R
• Varma S

• KMID: 2414369
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5045/br.2018.53.1.79

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

Plummer-Vinson Syndrome*

Figure

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  Fig. 1 The barium swallow test in the anteroposterior (A) and lateral views (B) showing esophageal stricture with an anterior shelf-like projection at the hypopharynx and cervical esophagus, suggestive of cricopharyngeal web.

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  Fig. 2 (A) Low-power photomicrograph showing tall duodenal villi and lamina propria with lymphoplasmacytic infiltration. (B) The submucosa showing deposition of periodic acid-Schiff (PAS) negative acellular material in the blood vessel wall (PAS, ×100). (C) The acellular material in the vessel wall showing congophilic and apple-green birefringence on polarization (Congo red, ×200). (D) Positive result for serum amyloid A protein immunohistochemistry staining in the blood vessel wall (immunoperoxidase, ×100).

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