Plummer-Vinson syndrome history and symptoms

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History and Symptoms

P-VS sufferers often complain of a burning sensation with the tongue and oral mucosa, and atrophy of lingual papillae produces a smooth, shiny red tongue dorsum.

Common Symptoms

• Dysphagia (more for solids)
• Pallor
• Weakness
• Pain
• Burning sensation in tongue and oral mucosa
• Dry tongue
• painful cracks in the angles of a dry mouth.

• Odynophagia
• Atrophic Glossitis
• Angular stomatitis