Peutz-Jeghers syndrome

An inherited gastrointestinal disorder characterized by development of characteristic hamartomatous polyps throughout the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, and by mucocutaneous pigmentation. This disorder carries a considerably increased risk of GI and extra-GI malignancies.

Jaundice

Yellow pigmentation of the skin due to bilirubin, which in turn is the result of increased bilirubin concentration in the bloodstream.


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PMID (PMCID)
12721876
 MALE Middle Aged
[Cholestasis and vomiting: unusual differential diagnosis in a case of Peutz-Jeghers syndrome].
Mandraka F, Zuelke C, Lock G.
Dtsch Med Wochenschr. 2003;128(18):984-8.
A 54-year-old patient with painless jaundice and vomiting had been diagnosed with a Peutz-Jeghers syndrome 20 years before.
11111782
 FEMALE Adult
Duodenal and ampullary obstruction by a Peutz-Jeghers polyp.
Meshikhes AW, Al-Saif O, Al-Otaibi M.
Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2000;12(11):1239-41.
We report a case of Peutz-Jeghers syndrome presenting with obstruction of the second part of the duodenum and the ampulla of Vater by a large intra-luminal polyp leading to duodenal obstruction and obstructive jaundice.