Adenomatous polyposis in a young jamaican male of african descent.

West Indian Med J

Department of Medicine, University Hospital of the West Indies, Kingston 7, Jamaica, West Indies.

Published: March 2014

We report a case of adenomatous polyposis in a 20-year old African Jamaican male. This is to highlight the importance of aggressively investigating unexplained recurrent anaemia in the young and the impact of psychosocial issues that arise in managing such a patient.

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