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Perioral pigmentation: what is your diagnosis?

Dermatology online journal - 15 Nov 2008

Patrícia Santos, Cláudia Neto, Susana Machado, Inês Lobo, José Soares, Manuela Selores

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Pigmented spots in the skin and mucosa (lentigines) can be found in various diseases called familial lentiginosis syndromes; Peutz-Jeghers syndrome (PJS) is one of them. It is characterized by the association of mucocutaneous melanin pigmentation and hamartomatous gastrointestinal polyps. Patients with PJS are at increased risk of intussusception and cancer development (gastrointestinal and non-gastrointestinal...

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