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Case Reports
. 2024 Jan 9:45:123-127.
doi: 10.1016/j.jdcr.2023.12.005. eCollection 2024 Mar.

Cronkhite-Canada syndrome: An atypical presentation with subungual hyperkeratosis

Peerada Sermswan  1 , Pravit Asawanonda  1 , Nopadon Noppakun  1 , Chanat Kumtornrut  1
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Cronkhite-Canada syndrome: An atypical presentation with subungual hyperkeratosis

Peerada Sermswan et al. JAAD Case Rep. .
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Keywords: Cronkhite-Canada syndrome; acquired gastrointestinal polyposis; acrofacial lentigines; juvenile hamartoma; nonhereditary polyposis; onychodystrophy.

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Figures

Fig 1
Fig 1
Cutaneous features of Cronkhite-Canada syndrome. Multiple brownishmacules on the palms (A, B), perioral area (C), and soles (D).
Fig 2
Fig 2
Nail features of Cronkhite-Canada syndrome. Marked subungual hyperkeratosis and onychorrhexis of fingernails (A) and toenails (B).
Fig 3
Fig 3
Esophagoduodenoscopy of Cronkhite-Canada syndrome. Colonic inflammatory polyps (A). Hematoxylin and eosin-stained histopathological findings of the polyp showed juvenile hamartomatous polyp with cystic dilation of glands and infiltration of inflammatory cells including eosinophils (B).
Fig 4
Fig 4
Cutaneous features improvement of Cronkhite-Canada syndrome. Proximal nails appeared normal (A). The brownishmacules perioral area (B) and palms (C) turned lighter.
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