A case with some components of Cronkhite-Canada syndrome such as onycholdystrophy, a large amount of diarrhea, hypoproteinemia and hypoalbuminemia in a 16 year-old man with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome was studied. His family members were conirmed to have Peutz-Jeghers syndrome by biopsy of polyps in the rectum and duodenum. This is the first case report of Peutz-Jeghers syndrome associated with some components of Cronkhite-Canada syndrome.
Young Woo Kang et al. (1988). A case with Some Component of Cronkhite-Canada Synrome in a Family with Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome. Korean Journal of Internal Medicine, 3(2), 136–141. doi: 10.3904/kjim.1988.3.2.136