Two Cases of Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome.
- Author:
Jun Hee SUL
1
;
Kee Choon KIM
;
Byung Soo KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Pediatrics, Yonsei University college of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- MeSH:
Abdominal Pain;
Child, Preschool;
Fathers;
Gastrointestinal Tract;
Humans;
Korea;
Male;
Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome*;
Pigmentation;
Rare Diseases
- From:Journal of the Korean Pediatric Society
1978;21(7):557-562
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Familial association of gastrointestinal polyposis with mucocutaneous pigmentation was first reportde by Peutz in 1921. Following reemphsis by Jeghers in 1949, it became a definite clinical disease entity known as Peutz-Jeghers syndrome, which is rare disease with about 12cases reported in Korea. This was a report of our experience with two cases of Peutz-Jeghers syndrome, which were diagnosed in a 4 year old boy, who had mucocutaneous pigmentation and multiple polyposis in the whole gastrointestinal tract. Main complaints were abdominal pain and bloody stool in 2 cases. Only one case had familial history whose father had pigmentation on the left flank.
