A case of blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome.
Blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome is a rare disorder that is characterized by multiple recurrent vascular malformations, such as hemangioma, and these primarily involve the skin and the gastrointestinal tract. It may also involve the brain, liver, lungs, and skeletal muscles. A 14-year-old female visited our hospital with a chief complaint of dizziness; upon examination, we found multiple recurrent hemangiomas on the skin and gastrointestinal tract. We were able to diagnose her as suffering from blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome and we treated her with methylprednisolone (2 mg/kg/day for 1 month and 1 mg/kg/day for additional 3 months). We report on this case along with a review of the literature.
Shin
Seung Hwan
SH
Department of Internal Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Chae
Hiun Suk
HS
Ji
Jeong Seon
JS
Kim
Hyung Keun
HK
Cho
Young Seok
YS
Chang
Eun Deok
ED
Choi
Kyu Yong
KY
D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D005770:Gastrointestinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D018329:Nevus, Blue / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D013577:Syndrome