Cronkhite-Canada Syndrome Showing Good Early Response to Steroid Treatment

Woohee Cho; Kwangwoo Nam; Ki Bae Bang; Hyun Deok Shin; Jeong Eun Shin

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Korean J Gastroenterol 2018;71(4):239-243.

Published online: 4 October 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4166/kjg.2018.71.4.239

Cronkhite-Canada Syndrome Showing Good Early Response to Steroid Treatment

Woohee Cho, Kwangwoo Nam, Ki Bae Bang, Hyun Deok Shin, Jeong Eun Shin

Department of Internal Medicine, Dankook University College of Medicine, Cheonan, Korea

Correspondence to: Kwangwoo Nam, Department of Internal Medicine, Dankook University Hospital, 201 Manghyang-ro, Dongnam-gu, Cheonan 31116, Korea. Tel: +82-41-550-7630, Fax: +82-41-550-7050, E-mail: nambag1108@gmail.com

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Fig. 1.

Clinical manifestation of the patient at the initial presentation. (A) Hair loss. (B) Skin pigmentation and nail dystrophy. (C) Tongue swelling and mucosal atrophy.

Fig. 2.

Initial upper and lower endoscopic findings. Numerous variable-sized sessile polyps with mucosal edema and hyperemia were observed in the (A, B) stomach, and (C, D) colon.

Fig. 3.

Histologic findings. (A) Dilatation of gland, and inflammatory cell infiltration in gastric mucosa (H&E, ×40). (B) Dilatation of gland, cystic dilatation of crypt, and edema of lamina propria in colonic mucosa (H&E, ×40).

Fig. 4.

Follow-up upper and lower endoscopic findings. Marked regression of polyposis was observed in the (A, B) stomach, and (C, D) colon.

Fig. 5.

Clinical improvement of the patient at 5 months after steroid administration. Recovery from (A) hair loss and (B) skin pigmentation and nail dystrophy.

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