Radiology Case Reports (Aug 2021)

Blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome: Presentation of a case and review of the literature

  • Fabricio Andres Lasso Andrade, MD. MSP.,
  • Jorge Alejandro Cadena Arteaga, MD. MSP.,
  • Viviana Lizeth Echeverry Morillo, MD,
  • Ángela María Fajardo Arteaga, MD,
  • Jenny Alexandra Jurado Pantoja, MD,
  • Migdalia Zamirna Zuleny Lasso Anacona, MD,
  • Paula Andrea Nieto Lozano, MD,
  • Daniela Steffany Possos Obando, MD,
  • María Alejandra Palacios Rodríguez, MD,
  • Madelen Alexandra Ortiz Cárdenas, MD,
  • Hermes Albeiro Ortega Díaz, MD,
  • Diana Yulieth Ramírez Anacona, MD,
  • Rodrigo Zanabria Zarmienta, MD

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 16, no. 8
pp. 2003 – 2006

Abstract

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Blue Rubber Bleb Nevus Syndrome, is a rare condition characterized by skin lesions caused by vascular malformations most frequently associated with lesions of the gastrointestinal tract, although rare, it can present with lesions in the central nervous system, thyroid, liver, spleen and lungs; common symptoms are: digestive tract bleeding and iron deficiency anemia. The main manifestation are skin lesions that are characterized by being button-like, with a bluish tint, covered by skin, called blue nevus with a rubbery consistency due to its rubber-like consistency. We present a case of Blue Rubber Bleb Nevus Syndrome with involvement in the central nervous and gastrointestinal systems.

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