An autosomal dominant congenital disease with multiple hamartomatous polyps in the stomach, small bowel, and colon. Symptoms include melanotic pigmentation of the skin and mucous membranes, especially of the lips and gums.
SOURCE
Beers, M. H. (Ed.). (1999). The Merck manual of diagnosis and therapy. (p. 327). Whitehouse Station, NJ: Merck Research Laboratories.
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