A rare cause of recurrent gastrointestinal bleed: Blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome

Congenital venous malformations (VMs) are rare cause of gastrointestinal (GI) bleed in children. Blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome characterized by VMs in GI tract and skin affect at early age in life. Diagnosis is based on typical skin lesion and history of recurrent GI bleed. In this article, we pre...

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Published inIndian journal of medical sciences Vol. 73; pp. 352 - 354
Main Authors Agrawal, Jatin, Kumar, Ashish, Arora, Anil
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 23.12.2021
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Summary:Congenital venous malformations (VMs) are rare cause of gastrointestinal (GI) bleed in children. Blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome characterized by VMs in GI tract and skin affect at early age in life. Diagnosis is based on typical skin lesion and history of recurrent GI bleed. In this article, we presented a similar case of young girl with typical skin lesion and recurrent GI bleed requiring multiple blood transfusions presenting our department. She was subjected to surgical treatment and endoscopy therapy due to failure of conservative therapy. This case report depicts importance of typical clinical features of rare diseases.
ISSN:0019-5359
1998-3654
DOI:10.25259/IJMS_204_2021