Abstract

FERREIRA-BOHORQUEZ, Edgar Julián; QUINTERO-RINCON, Daniel Stiven; CARO-GAMBOA, Yulieth Vanessa  and  AYALA-FORERO, María Camila. Peutz-Jeghers syndrome: Case report. Rev. colomb. Gastroenterol. [online]. 2022, vol.37, n.4, pp.502-506.  Epub July 12, 2023. ISSN 0120-9957.  https://doi.org/10.22516/25007440.815.

Peutz-Jeghers syndrome is an autosomal dominant hereditary disease characterized by multiple hamartomatous-type gastrointestinal polyps associated with mucocutaneous hyperpigmentation.

A case of a 25-year-old male patient with a history of right hemicolectomy due to ileocolonic intussusception secondary to a giant polyp in the terminal ileum is reported. This patient consulted for rectal bleeding, with evidence on physical examination of dark brown hyperchromatic lesions on the buccal mucosa. A total colonoscopy was performed, noting multiple polyps. Endoscopic mucosectomy was conducted on some of them, being histopathologically compatible with hamartomatous polyps.

Keywords : Peutz-Jeghers syndrome; hamartomatous polyps; hyperchromatic lesions.

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