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- Title
Cronkhite-Canada syndrome Associated with a Giant Cell Bone Tumor.
- Authors
Triantafillidis, John K.; Kougioumtzian, Anastasios; Leivaditou, Alexandra; Kostopoulos, Panagiotis
- Abstract
The article presents a case study of a 28-year-old man who was presented with weight loss, diarrhoea, and skin lesions. He underwent physical examination which revealed his skin hyperpigmentation, alopecia, and dystrophic changes in fingernails. It states the use of enteral nutrition to improve the patient's symptoms and removal of his helicobacter (H.) pylori infection. The article also discusses the decription of Cronkhite-Canada syndrome.
- Subjects
WEIGHT loss; DIARRHEA; SKIN diseases; PERIODIC health examinations; HELICOBACTER pylori; SYNDROMES
- Publication
Journal of Gastrointestinal & Liver Diseases, 2012, Vol 21, Issue 4, p345
- ISSN
1841-8724
- Publication type
Case Study