Canada-Cronkhite syndrome in an 82-year-old woman.
An 82-year-old woman with the Canada-Cronkhite syndrome is described. The patient was unusual because of her age at presentation, favorable response to treatment with steroids and feeding jejunostomy, and associated hypothyroidism.
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