A case of blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome with coronary artery fistula to left ventricle.
A 69-year-old female was admitted to the hospital because of tarry stool and dyspnea on exertion. Multiple hemangiomas were noticed on the tongue, right arm and abdomen. Gastrointestinal examination revealed multiple polypoid lesions in the stomach and small intestine. In addition, coronary artery-left ventricular fistula formation and pulmonary arteriovenous malformation were shown by angiography. Compared with other reported cases of blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome, the present case was unique because of the coronary artery-left ventricular fistula, heart failure and the familiar incidence of heart failure.
D000368:Aged; D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000150:complications*; D003331:Coronary Vessels; D005260:Female; D005770:Gastrointestinal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D009508:Nevus, Pigmented / Q000150:complications*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D013577:Syndrome