title: A case of blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Seung Hwan
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Shin
authors.forename: Hiun Suk
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Chae
authors.forename: Jeong Seon
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Ji
authors.forename: Hyung Keun
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Young Seok
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: Eun Deok
authors.initials: ED
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Kyu Yong
authors.initials: KY
authors.lastname: Choi
mesh_terms: 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