Blue Rubber Bleb Nevus Syndrome - A Rare Cause of Anemia in Children

Blue Rubber Bleb Nevus Syndrome - A Rare Cause of Anemia in Children

A 10 year old boy presented with generalized weakness and progressive pallor requiring multiple blood transfusions. The skin demonstrated multiple raised, bluish-black lesions over extremities, trunk and oral cavity. He also suffered from several episodes of maelena & upper GI bleeding, chro...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ashok V. Badakali, B.C. Yelamali, Meenakshi. A. Badakali
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JCDR Research and Publications Pvt. Ltd. 2013-04-01
Series:International Journal of Anatomy Radiology and Surgery
Subjects:
blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome
gi bleeding
venous malformations
Online Access:http://www.ijars.net/articles/PDF/1959/4040_E(C)_PF1(R)_F(P)_PF(A)_OLF.pdf
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Summary:A 10 year old boy presented with generalized weakness and progressive pallor requiring multiple blood transfusions. The skin demonstrated multiple raised, bluish-black lesions over extremities, trunk and oral cavity. He also suffered from several episodes of maelena & upper GI bleeding, chronic anemia and growth retardation. The endoscopic examination of GIT revealed multiple bluish black, sessile, venous malformation of various sizes. A diagnosis of Blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome was made which is a rare disease characterized by distinctive cutaneous and gastrointestinal venous malformation causing massive or occult gastrointestinal hemorrhage and iron deficiency anemia.
ISSN:2277-8543
2455-6874

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