Abstract
The first case in Australia of the rare Cronkhite-Canada syndrome which comprises generalized gastrointestinal polyposis, alopecia, onychatrophia and pigmentation, is described. The patient was initially treated for hypothyroidism, but subsequently developed protein-losing enteropathy and adenocarcinoma of the colon arising in the polyp.
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