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Case Reports
. 2013 Oct;5(4):235-9.

Blue Rubber Bleb Nevus Syndrome as a rare Cause of Iron Deficiency Anemia: a Case Report and Review of Literature

Mohammad Javad Zahedi  1 , Sodaif Darvish Moghadam  1 , Seyed Mahdi Seyed Mirzaei  1 , Masood Dehghani  2 , Sara Shafiei Pour  1 , Atefe Rasti  2
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Blue Rubber Bleb Nevus Syndrome as a rare Cause of Iron Deficiency Anemia: a Case Report and Review of Literature

Mohammad Javad Zahedi et al. Middle East J Dig Dis. 2013 Oct.

Abstract

Blue Rubber Bleb Nevus Syndrome is a rare disorder that is characterizedby multiple recurrent vascular malformations of skin and gastrointestinal tract.The affected patients may present with diverse manifestations including irondeficiency anemia. We report this syndrome in a 22-year-old man that was referred to our hospitalfor iron deficiency anemia with unknown cause and vascular malformationsin the skin and gastrointestinal tract. Because of stable hemoglobin level,we decided to treatment him by iron supplementation and close follow up. Wereport this case along with a review of literature.

Keywords: Blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome; Iron deficiencyAnemia; Vascular malformations.

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3-a (left) shows a bluish vascular lesion with wrinkled surface in proximal part of duodenum. 3-b (Right) a similar lesion in the descending part of colon.
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Fig. (3-a, 3 -b)
3-a (left) shows a bluish vascular lesion with wrinkled surface in proximal part of duodenum. 3-b (Right) a similar lesion in the descending part of colon.
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