Gastrointestinal problems in a child with dyskeratosis congenita

S Berezin; S M Schwarz; M S Slim; D Beneck; A R Brudnicki; M S Medow

Gastrointestinal problems in a child with dyskeratosis congenita

Am J Gastroenterol. 1996 Jun;91(6):1271-2.

Authors

S Berezin¹, S M Schwarz, M S Slim, D Beneck, A R Brudnicki, M S Medow

Affiliation

¹ Department of Pediatrics, New York Medical College, Valhalla 10595, USA.

PMID: 8651192

Abstract

We describe a pediatric patient with dyskeratosis congenita, whose symptoms included abdominal pain, vomiting, dysphagia, and hematochezia. Gastrointestinal symptom are prominent in this rare genetic disorder.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Child
Gastrointestinal Diseases / diagnosis
Gastrointestinal Diseases / etiology*
Genetic Linkage
Humans
Hyperpigmentation / complications
Hyperpigmentation / congenital*
Leukoplakia / complications
Leukoplakia / congenital*
Male
Nail Diseases / complications
Nail Diseases / congenital*
Pancytopenia / complications
Pancytopenia / congenital*
Syndrome
X Chromosome