Cronkhite-Canada syndrome: case description

We present the case of an 80-year old woman affected by the Cronkhite-Canada syndrome. This rare disease was described for the first time in 1955. It is characterized by the growth of multiple polyps in the gastroenteric tract, leading to diarrhea, alopecia, dystrophy of nails and hyper-pigmented sk...

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Main Authors: Andrea Da Porto, Liana Domenis, Cristina Quaglio, Piero Brosolo, Vito Di Piazza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2014-02-01
Series:Italian Journal of Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.italjmed.org/index.php/ijm/article/view/428