Altered mental status as a presentation of juvenile polyposis syndrome

• Main Authors: Natasha Hansraj (Author), Anca Safta (Author), Samuel M. Alaish (Author)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: Elsevier, 2015-12-01T00:00:00Z.
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Juvenile polyposis coli (JPC) is a rare hereditary disorder in which patients have multiple polyps in the gastrointestinal tract and present most commonly with hematochezia. We describe a 4-year-old with intermittent rectal prolapse presenting with altered mental status and headaches. JPC was diagno...