A Case Report of Peutz - Jeghers' Syndrome Associated Anemia and Intussusception.
- Author:
Young Gil LEE
;
Chi Hong KIM
;
Sang Wook CHOI
;
Hwa Shik MOON
;
Jin Wu JEONG
;
Doo Ho PARK
;
Boo Sung KIM
;
Eun Joo SEO
- Publication Type:Original Article
- MeSH:
Abdominal Pain;
Anemia*;
Dizziness;
Hemorrhage;
Heredity;
Intussusception*;
Lip;
Melanins;
Mouth Mucosa;
Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome;
Pigmentation
- From:Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
1989;9(1):43-47
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The Peutz-Jeghers syndrome has three cardinal features: gastrointestinal polypasis, mucocutaneous piginentation and autosomal dominant heredity. This syndrome is ciinically important because of the complication caused by the gastrointestinal ployp, leading to abdominal pain, gastrointestinal bleeding and intussusception. We experienced a case of Peutz-Jeghers syndrome who complained of dizziness, vague abdominal pain, melanin pigmentations of the lips, oral mucosa and digits and reported with the review of the literature.
