title: Peutz-Jeghers syndrome in a neonate.
abstract: A 15-day-old girl was found to have generalized gastrointestinal polyposis resulting from Peutz-Jeghers syndrome. Her manifestations included abdominal distention, hematemesis, bloody diarrhea, and edema. She died at 1 year of age of multiple complications of her disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Hospital General de Galicia, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Fernandez Seara
authors.forename: M I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Martinez Soto
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Fernandez Lorenzo
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Trabazo
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gamborino
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Forteza Vila
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D010580:Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome / Q000473:pathology*