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