Skin vascular malformations and recurrent melena which refers to a nevus syndrome

Skin vascular malformations and recurrent melena which refers to a nevus syndrome.

To cite: Nayak HK, Raizada N, Sinha N, et al. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/ bcr-2013-009064 DESCRIPTION A 14-year-old North Indian boy presented with a one-year history of multiple hospitalisation anamnesis for recurrent melaena and anaemia. He had received iron supplementation and whole-blood transfusions of more than 10 units for the last 1 year. ...

Extensive Blue Rubber Bleb Nevus Syndrome with Multiple Gastrointestinal Venous Malformations: A Case Report

Blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome is a sporadic disease with widely distributed dark blue papules and nodules and soft skin-colored compressible protuberances (rubber blebs) as well as large vascular malformations. Gasterointestinal lesions are documented by upper endoscopy and colonoscopy; hemorrhages from these lesions create irondeficinecy anemia. Other sites of visceral involvement are less c...

Endoscopic management of blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome: A case report

Blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome (BRBNS) is a rare disorder characterized by multiple recurrent vascular malformations, including hemangioma, which primarily locate on the skin and gastrointestinal (GI) tract. The present study reports a 22-year-old female with iron-deficiency anemia and recurrent episodes of melena. The patient also exhibited characteristic venous malformations of the skin. End...

Epidermal nevus syndrome: Report of a giant linear epidermal nevus

Linear epidermal nevi frequently follow the lines of Blaschko and may be confused with the verrucous stage of incontinentia pigmenti. Inflammatory epidermal nevus appears as a line array of pink to red papules usually on the lower limb (Buttock and hip) clinically resembling psoriasis or eczematous dermatitis. But inflammatory epidermal nevus has distinct histopathologic features. We report a c...

Sirolimus: A Rapid Treatment for Coagulopathy Because of Vascular Malformations