Abstract
Distinctive cutaneous lesions frequently accompany and occasionally precede the intestinal lesions in Gardner's syndrome, Peutz-Jeghers syndrome, and Muir's syndrome. Awareness of the dermatologic manifestations of these entities may facilitate early diagnosis in these potentially life-threatening hereditary disorders.
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Hood, A.B., Krush, A.J. Clinical and dermatologic aspects of the hereditary intestinal polyposes. Dis Colon Rectum 26, 546–548 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02563753
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02563753