Background: Poland's syndrome is a rare congenital anomaly described by Alfred Poland in 1897 which is characterize by partial or complete absence of the pectoralis major muscle, ipsilateral symbrachydaktylia and occasionally associated with other malformations of the anterior chest wall and breast. The incidence of Poland's syndrome is 1: 30,000 and it is more commonly seen in males.
Case Description: A 22-year-old female presented with a history of chest wall depression and a small sized left breast.
We report a case with abdominal complications of clofazimine treatment which included blackish discolouration of the lymph nodes, omentum and peritoneum. A 44-year-old female with lepromatous leprosy and a history of adverse reaction to clofazimine 2 years previously, presented with rectosigmoid junction adenocarcinoma. Laparotomy revealed an inoperable tumour with pigmentation of the bowel, serosa and peritoneum.
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