Cronkhite-Canada syndrome complicated with pulmonary embolism: A case report.
| Autor: | He ML; College of Medicine, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832099, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China., Zheng Y; Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shihezi University, Shihezi 832008, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China., Tian SX; Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shihezi University, Shihezi 832008, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China. endo0726@163.com. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | World journal of clinical cases [World J Clin Cases] 2024 Jul 26; Vol. 12 (21), pp. 4820-4826. |
| DOI: | 10.12998/wjcc.v12.i21.4820 |
| Abstrakt: | Background: Cronkhite-Canada syndrome (CCS) is a rare disease, that causes gastrointestinal polyps, ectodermal abnormalities, and gastrointestinal symptoms. CCS is prone to thromboembolism, but clinical workers have not yet established a clinical consciousness of preventing thromboembolism. The present case illustrates pulmonary embolism (PE) complicated by CCS. Case Summary: A 46-year-old male patient presented with mucus, purulent, and bloody stool. Ectodermal changes included skin pigmentation, alopecia, and nail dystrophy. Colonoscopy revealed the presence of multiple polyps. After a comprehensive evaluation, the patient was diagnosed with CCS. During the disease, he was also diagnosed with pulmonary embolism, Riehl's melanosis, and intestinal flora imbalance. After symptomatic treatment with omeprazole, mesalazine, rivaroxaban, nutritional support, and regulation of intestinal flora, the patient's symptoms were significantly relieved. Conclusion: CCS complicated with PE was reported for the first time in China in this study. Despite the fact that CCS is extremely rare, patients with CCS should be classified as a high-risk venous thromboembolism (VTE) population, and emphasis should be placed on venous thromboembolism risk assessment and stratification, deep venous thromboembolism screening, prevention of VTE, and careful long-term follow-up. Competing Interests: Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors report no relevant conflicts of interest for this article. (©The Author(s) 2024. Published by Baishideng Publishing Group Inc. All rights reserved.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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