Hyperpigmentation, nail dystrophy and alopecia with generalised intestinal polyposis: Cronkhite-Canada syndrome

Australasian Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 223-225

  Ho, Vincent ^b,c   Banney, Leith ^a,c   Falhammar, Henrik ^c,d  

^a Cairns Base Hospital ^*  (Australia)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c CAIRNS BASE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Benign multinodular goitre; Diarrhoea; Goitre; Hypogeusia; Prednisone; Protein losing enteropathy; Thyroxine; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

CALCITRIOL; PREDNISONE; THYROXINE;

ADULT; ALOPECIA; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; CASE REPORT; COLONOSCOPY; CRONKHITE CANADA SYNDROME; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; GASTROSCOPY; GLOSSITIS; GOITER; HISTOLOGY; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERPIGMENTATION; INTESTINE POLYP; NAIL DYSTROPHY; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PROTEIN LOSING GASTROENTEROPATHY; THYROID FUNCTION TEST;

ALOPECIA; FEMALE; GOITER, NODULAR; HUMANS; HYPERPIGMENTATION; INTESTINAL POLYPOSIS; MIDDLE AGED; NAIL DISEASES; THYROXINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 53549129230     PISSN: 00048380     EISSN: 14400960     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-0960.2008.00474.x     Document Type: Article

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