Not just skin deep: A case report of multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1

Multiple endrocrine neoplasia (MEN) type 1 is characterized by mainly a triad of pancreatic, pituitary and parathyroid involvement. This is a case report of a 41-year-old male in whom recognition of collagenoma and gingival papule led to the identification of MEN type 1. Often the recognition of suc...

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Main Authors: S M Simi (Author), Beena Narayanan (Author), G Nandakumar (Author)
Format: Book
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Summary:Multiple endrocrine neoplasia (MEN) type 1 is characterized by mainly a triad of pancreatic, pituitary and parathyroid involvement. This is a case report of a 41-year-old male in whom recognition of collagenoma and gingival papule led to the identification of MEN type 1. Often the recognition of such dermatological manifestations help in the presymptomatic diagnosis of complex syndromes.
Item Description:0019-5154
1998-3611
10.4103/0019-5154.97679