An unusual presentation revealing Peutz-Jeghers syndrome in adult
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An Unusual Presentation of Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome: A Case of Recurrent Jejunal Intussusception
Epidemiologic studies show that sleep apnea increases risks for cardiovascular disease independently of individuals’ demographic characteristics or risk markers i.e., smoking, alcohol, obesity, diabetes, dyslipidemia, atrial fibrillation, and hypertension. Individuals with severe sleep apnea are at increased risk for pulmonary arterial hypertension. The underlying mechanisms explaining associat...
متن کاملPeutz-Jeghers syndrome
Introduction Peutz-Jeghers syndrome (PJS) is characterized by: (i) autosomal dominant inheritance; (ii) cutaneous pigmentation; (iii) gastro-intestinal polyposis. In all, more than 300 cases have been described with a world-wide distribution and no racial predilection. In 1921 Peutz described 7 cases of multiple intestinal polyps associated with melanin spots on the lips, buccal mucosa and digi...
متن کامل[Peutz-Jeghers syndrome].
Peutz-Jeghers syndrome is an inherited disorder which usually debuts during childhood. It is characterized by mucocutaneous pigmentation and hamartomatous polyps in the gastrointestinal tract. Numerous reports indicate a high incidence of gastrointestinal and extraintestinal cancer in these patients, their appearance at a young age, as well as its association with ovarian and testicular tumors....
متن کامل[Peutz-Jeghers syndrome].
Peutz-Jeghers syndrome (PJS, MIM 175,2000) is a disease of autosomal dominant inheritance that is characterised by hamartomatous gastrointestinal polyps and mucocutaneous pigmentation. In addition to problems such as intussusception, PJS predisposes to cancers of several sites. The unusual combination of clinical features makes the identification of the defect underlying PJS particularly intere...
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عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Medicine and Surgery
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2049-0801
DOI: 10.1016/j.amsu.2020.08.034