title: Blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome: a rare multisystem affliction.
abstract: About 200 cases of blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome (BRBNS) have been reported in the literature. The disorder affects both sexes equally and the occurrence is mostly sporadic except for a few reports of cases with autosomal dominant inheritance pattern. Herein we report an 11-year-old girl with progressive BRBNS and onset at 5 years of age.
authors.affiliation: Pt B.D. Sharma Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak (Haryana), India. dr.ankita.sangwan@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Ankita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sangwan
authors.forename: Sarbjit
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kaur
authors.forename: V K
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Jain
authors.forename: Surabhi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dayal
mesh_terms: D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D002648:Child; D003113:Colonoscopy / Q000379:methods; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005770:Gastrointestinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics / Q000628:therapy*; D030342:Genetic Diseases, Inborn / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics / Q000628:therapy*; D006403:Hematologic Tests; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D058085:Iron Compounds / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D064847:Multimodal Imaging / Q000379:methods; D018329:Nevus, Blue / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics / Q000628:therapy*; D035583:Rare Diseases; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics / Q000628:therapy*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D058085:Iron Compounds