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A nonfamilial polyposis syndrome that is characterized by the presence of diffuse gastrointestinal polyposis, skin hyperpigmentation, ALOPECIA; DIARRHEA, and PROTEIN-LOSING ENTEROPATHY. It was first reported by Cronkhite and Canada in 1955.
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- Cronkhite-Canada Syndrome (CCS)
- Cronkhite Canada Syndrome
- Cronkhite Canada Syndrome (CCS)
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.
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2025 (2003)
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- National Library of Medicine. Cronkhite-Canada Syndrome. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000098858. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000098858
- Cronkhite-Canada Syndrome. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cronkhite%E2%80%93Canada_syndrome
- Cronkhite-Canada Syndrome. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1422034