Solitary Peutz-Jeghers Polyp of Jejunum with Dysplasia Presenting as Intussusception

Peutz-Jeghers syndrome is inherited as an autosomal dominant disorder presenting as hamartomatous polyps in small bowel with mucocutaneous pigmentation. We here present a case of 14 years old male presenting with symptoms of intestinal obstruction and mucocutaneous pigmentation along with family his...

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Published inNational journal of laboratory medicine Vol. 4; no. 4; pp. 47 - 49
Main Authors Deepti Agarwal, Swarn Kaur Saluja, Dheeraj Parihar, Parveen Kundu
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published JCDR Research and Publications Pvt. Ltd 01.10.2015
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hamartomatous polyps
jejunal polyps
mucocutaneous pigmentation
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Summary:Peutz-Jeghers syndrome is inherited as an autosomal dominant disorder presenting as hamartomatous polyps in small bowel with mucocutaneous pigmentation. We here present a case of 14 years old male presenting with symptoms of intestinal obstruction and mucocutaneous pigmentation along with family history of similar rashes, in both his mother and brother.
ISSN:2277-8551
2455-6882
DOI:10.7860/NJLM/2015/13284:2064