A 21-year-old female patient with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome

The paper describes a case of a 21-year-old woman admitted to the Department of Internal Medicine with signs and symptoms of microcytic anemia. The presence of characteristic skin lesions, results of laboratory tests and positive family history led to the diagnosis of a rare colonic polyposis, Peutz-Jeghers syndrome. The article presents also history, symptomatology, recommended tests and treatment of Peutz-Jeghers syndrome. Particular attention has been paid to necessity of periodic endoscopic investigations of the gastrointestinal tract with concurrent polyp resection.