title: [Cronkhite-Canada syndrome. Report of a case].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Cirugía, Hospital de Clínicas José de San Martín, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Casalnuovo
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ghigliani
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Avagnina
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Elsner
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Palau
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001118:Argentina / Q000453:epidemiology; D001706:Biopsy; D004032:Diet; D004044:Dietary Proteins / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007417:Intestinal Polyps / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000178:diet therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D004044:Dietary Proteins
vernacular_title: Síndrome de Cronkhite-Canada. Presentación de un caso.