Casalnuovo C, Ghigliani M, Avagnina A, Elsner B, Palau G
Departamento de Cirugía, Hospital de Clínicas José de San Martín, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Medicina (B Aires). 1991;51(2):155-60.
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.
本文报告了一例71岁女性患克朗凯特-加拿大综合征的病例，该患者有全身性胃肠道息肉病、皮肤色素沉着、甲营养不良和脱发。她患有严重腹泻伴低白蛋白血症以及异常的皮肤和关节改变。在采用高蛋白饮食疗法并补充维生素及针对肠道细菌过度生长使用抗生素后，患者病情部分缓解。这是阿根廷关于该病症的首例报告。
