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- Published on: 25 March 2008
- Published on: 25 March 2008Letter re: Peutz-Jegher SyndromeShow More
We were interested to read the recent case report of Peutz-Jegher syndrome which rightly emphasises the need to recognise potentially life saving clinical signs. 1
Peutz-Jegher syndrome is one of the more common hamartomous polyposis syndromes with an incidence of less than 1:150000 in western europe.2 The classic sign of perioral melanosis as an indicator of potential bowel pathology ensures it is a well taugh...
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