title: Blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome: a rare presentation of late-onset anemia and lower gastrointestinal bleeding without cutaneous manifestations.
abstract: Blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome (BRBNS) is a congenital disorder with characteristic venous anomalies that can present with varying degree of blood loss. The most clinically significant symptoms in adults include gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding and iron deficiency anemia. Severe complications can include intestinal torsion, intussusception, and even perforation, with each leading to significant morbidity and mortality. This report serves to give a brief understanding of this rare disease along with current diagnostic and therapeutic options.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, MedStar Franklin Square Hospital Center, Baltimore, MD, USA; aditya.goud@medstar.net.
authors.forename: Aditya
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Goud
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, MedStar Franklin Square Hospital Center, Baltimore, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Abdelhai
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Abdelqader
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, MedStar Franklin Square Hospital Center, Baltimore, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Jamie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Walters
authors.affiliation: Department of Pulmonary and Critical care Medicine, MedStar Franklin Square Hospital Center, Baltimore, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Selinger
keywords: anemia; bleb; bleeding; blue rubber bleb; gastrointestinal; nevus