Unilateral, linear blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome (Bean′s syndrome): An unfamiliar presentation: First case from India

Abstract

Blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome (BRBNS) also called Bean′s syndrome is a rare disorder characterized by multiple cutaneous venous malformations in association with visceral lesions, most commonly affecting the gastrointestinal tract. We report here, a 21-year-old woman patient, who presented with unilateral, blaschkoid distribution of cutaneous venous malformations along with blue rubber bleb nevus and recurrent episodes of hematochezia due to vascular lesions in the sigmoid colon; likely to be a case of BRBNS. The unusual unilateral, blaschkoid distribution of BRBNS prompted this present report.

Keywords

• Blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome
• hematochezia
• unilateral blaschkoid distribution