Peutz-Jeghers syndrome: a case report

Authors

  • Deepak Sharma Department of Dermatology, Era’s Lucknow Medical College, Lucknow-226003, Uttar Pradesh, India
  • Tarunveer Singh Department of Dermatology, Era’s Lucknow Medical College, Lucknow-226003, Uttar Pradesh, India
  • K. S. Dhillon Department of Dermatology, Era’s Lucknow Medical College, Lucknow-226003, Uttar Pradesh, India
  • Vidhi Agarwal Department of Dermatology, Era’s Lucknow Medical College, Lucknow-226003, Uttar Pradesh, India
  • Ritika Srivastava Department of Dermatology, Era’s Lucknow Medical College, Lucknow-226003, Uttar Pradesh, India
  • Soni Yadav Department of Dermatology, Era’s Lucknow Medical College, Lucknow-226003, Uttar Pradesh, India
  • Sweksha Srivastava Department of Dermatology, Era’s Lucknow Medical College, Lucknow-226003, Uttar Pradesh, India
  • Areeba Khan Department of Dermatology, Era’s Lucknow Medical College, Lucknow-226003, Uttar Pradesh, India

Keywords:

Peutz-Jeghers syndrome, Child, Intestinal polyps

Abstract

Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome (PJS) is a rare, autosomal dominant disorder responsible for mucocutaneous pigmentation and gastrointestinal hamartomatous polyps. We present a case of Peutz-Jeghers syndrome in a 12 year old male child who presented with abdominal pain, vomiting and malena. The patient had pigmented lesions on the malar area, nose, lower lip and buccal mucosa. The imaging studies revealed multiple polyps in small intestine. 

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2017-02-09

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