title: Polyps! Polyps! And More Polyps! - The First Case of Cronkhite-Canada Syndrome in Malaysia.
abstract: Cronkhite-Canada Syndrome (CCS) is a syndrome characterised by a constellation of signs including but not limited to onychodystrophy of the finger and toe nails, skin hyperpigmentation and alopecia. Endoscopic features showed hamartomatous polyps involving all segments of the gastrointestinal tract with the characteristic exception of being oesophageal sparring. These polyps show confirmation by the presence of eosinophils and mast cells at the lamina propria upon histological studies.
authors.affiliation: Universiti Teknologi MARA, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology Unit, Jalan Hospital, 47000 Sungai Buloh, Selangor, Malaysia. rafiz@mail.com.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Abdul Rani
authors.affiliation: UKM Medical Centre, Faculty of Medicine, Gastroenterology Unit, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors.forename: F R
authors.initials: FR
authors.lastname: Hussin
authors.affiliation: UKM Medical Centre, Faculty of Medicine, Radiology Department, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Hamzaini
authors.affiliation: UKM Medical Centre, Faculty of Medicine, Pathology Department, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Isa
authors.affiliation: UKM Medical Centre, Faculty of Medicine, Gastroenterology Unit, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Raja Ali
mesh_terms: D000505:Alopecia; D006801:Humans; D044483:Intestinal Polyposis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008296:Malaysia; D011127:Polyps; D013577:Syndrome