Peutz-Jeghers syndrome in a neonate

J Pediatr. 1995 Jun;126(6):965-7. doi: 10.1016/s0022-3476(95)70224-5.

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome / pathology*