• Triad of iron deficiency anemia, postcricoid dysphagia, and upper esophageal webs
  • Thin membranes of normal esophageal tissue protrude into the esophagus causing symptoms such as dysphagia, odynophagia, and food impaction.
  • Acquired esophageal webs are much more common than congenital webs and are mainly observed in Plummer–Vinson syndrome.
• Associated with an increased risk of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma and glossitis
• Etiopathogenesis unknown