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Case Reports
. 1976 Mar 13;1(11):347-8.

Cronkhite-Canada syndrome

R H Burnell
  • PMID: 1272111
Case Reports

Cronkhite-Canada syndrome

R H Burnell. Med J Aust. .

Abstract

The first case in Australia of the rare Cronkhite-Canada syndrome which comprises generalized gastrointestinal polyposis, alopecia, onychatrophia and pigmentation, is described. The patient was initially treated for hypothyroidism, but subsequently developed protein-losing enteropathy and adenocarcinoma of the colon arising in the polyp.

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