title: Blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome: report of a case.
abstract: A case of blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome (BRBNS) in a 17-year old boy with multiple cutaneous and gastrointestinal hemangiomas is presented. The patient had iron deficiency anemia and pica. In addition, we describe, for the first time, left renal artery, right hepatic artery, and ureteral abnormalities in a patient with BRBNS.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tatar
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ozyilkan
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Telatar
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000747:Anemia, Hypochromic / Q000150:complications; D006499:Hepatic Artery / Q000002:abnormalities; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018329:Nevus, Blue / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology*; D010842:Pica / Q000150:complications; D012077:Renal Artery / Q000002:abnormalities; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology; D013577:Syndrome; D014513:Ureter / Q000002:abnormalities