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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] ; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Vamsikrishna Gunnam M.B.B.S [2]
Overview
The majority of patients with blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome present with symptoms typically at birth like blisters on the skin, bleeding and anemia.
History and Symptoms
- Symptoms of blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome include blisters on the skin, bleeding and anemia.
Common Symptoms
Common symptoms of blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome include:[1][2][3][4]
- Skin spots which are called nevi found hundreds in number
- Blisters on the skin
- Rubbery feel of nevi due to wrinkled surface
- Severe bleeding from GI tract
- Anemia due to bleeding
- Melena
- Blebs in the eye may cause vision related symptoms
- Blebs in the central nervous system may result in neurological manifestations
Less Common Symptoms
Less common symptoms of blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome include:[5]
- Vascular malformations when occur in the joint spaces may result in the following:
- Joint pain due to damage to the cartilage
- Swelling of the involved joints
- Restriction of the joint movement
References
- ↑ Rodrigues D, Bourroul ML, Ferrer AP, Monteiro Neto H, Gonçalves ME, Cardoso SR (2000). "Blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome". Rev Hosp Clin Fac Med Sao Paulo. 55 (1): 29–34. PMID 10881076.
- ↑ Nahm WK, Moise S, Eichenfield LF, Paller AS, Nathanson L, Malicki DM, Friedlander SF (May 2004). "Venous malformations in blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome: variable onset of presentation". J. Am. Acad. Dermatol. 50 (5 Suppl): S101–6. doi:10.1016/S0190. PMID 15097941.
- ↑ Jin XL, Wang ZH, Xiao XB, Huang LS, Zhao XY (December 2014). "Blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome: a case report and literature review". World J. Gastroenterol. 20 (45): 17254–9. doi:10.3748/wjg.v20.i45.17254. PMID 25493043.
- ↑ Lybecker MB, Stawowy M, Clausen N (December 2016). "Blue rubber bleb naevus syndrome: a rare cause of chronic occult blood loss and iron deficiency anaemia". BMJ Case Rep. 2016. doi:10.1136/bcr-2016-216963. PMID 27999128.
- ↑ Rodrigues D, Bourroul ML, Ferrer AP, Monteiro Neto H, Gonçalves ME, Cardoso SR (2000). "Blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome". Rev Hosp Clin Fac Med Sao Paulo. 55 (1): 29–34. PMID 10881076.