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  • Title: [Cronkhite-Canada syndrome. Report of a case].
    Author: Casalnuovo C, Ghigliani M, Avagnina A, Elsner B, Palau G.
    Journal: Medicina (B Aires); 1991; 51(2):155-60. PubMed ID: 1820503.
    Abstract:
    The case of a 71 year old woman who developed a Cronkhite-Canada syndrome is presented, with generalized gastrointestinal polyposis, skin hyperpigmentation, onychodystrophia and alopecia. She had severe diarrhea with hypoalbuminemia and unusual dermal and articular changes. The patient had a partial remission following important protein diet therapy supplemented with vitamins and antibiotics for the intestinal bacterial over-growth. This is the first report of this entity in Argentina.
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