INTESTINAL POLYPOSIS AND ORAL PIGMENTATION: CASE REPORT
Authors: W W BYRNES, M G MORRIS, R W RICHTERICH-VAN BAERLE, S SCHEFF
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1956)

Case Reports1 October 1956INTESTINAL POLYPOSIS AND ORAL PIGMENTATION: CASE REPORTROLAND W. RICHTERICH-VAN BAERLE, M.D., W. W. BYRNES, M.D., MARSHALL G. MORRIS, M.D., SAUL SCHEFF, M.D.ROLAND W. RICHTERICH-VAN BAERLE, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, W. W. BYRNES, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, MARSHALL G. MORRIS, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, SAUL SCHEFF, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-45-4-707 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail Excerpt"A very remarkable case of familial polyposis of the mucous membranes, of the intestinal tract, and the nasopharynx accompanied by peculiar pigmentation of the skin, and the mucous membranes" is the title of an article by Peutz.1 The author described several members of a family with some or all of the manifestations of this unique syndrome. 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