1/88. endosonography in the diagnosis of "blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome": an uncommon cause of gastrointestinal tract bleeding.Blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome is a rare condition characterized by the presence of multiple angiomatic lesions of the skin. These are associated with similar lesions in other organs, namely in the gastrointestinal tract, causing anemia through chronic bleeding. We describe the case of a 72-year-old woman with microcytic anemia. A barium study revealed irregular lacunae in the distal esophagus. A subsequent endoscopy showed blue nodular lesions similar to angiomas of the esophagus and stomach fundus. endosonography confirmed its angiomatic nature. Exploration of other organs, using magnetic resonance and cranial computed tomography, did not reveal the presence of this type of lesion. In physical examination, two angiomatic lesions were observed on the face and lips, respectively. These were blue in color and compressible, leaving an empty wrinkled sac that rapidly refilled, typical of angiomas.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = rubber (Clic here for more details about this article) |
2/88. Blue rubber bleb naevus: case report and literature review.Blue rubber bleb naevus syndrome is a rare cutaneous-digestive angiomatosis, described first by William Bean in 1958. Today, there are more than 200 cases published. The dangers of this syndrome include angiomata in the brain, kidneys or lungs (due to vasculature obliteration by in situ thrombosis). patients are scanned with technetium-labelled red blood cells in order to identify the affected organs. Multiple techniques are used to treat the lesions by gastrointestinal endoscopy.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = rubber (Clic here for more details about this article) |
3/88. A case report: pregnancy complicated by blue rubber-bleb nevus syndrome.Blue rubber-bleb nevus (BRBN) syndrome, first reported in 1958 by Bean, manifests with multiple hemangiomas located in the skin and gastarointestinal tract. Characteristic laboratory data include chronic anemia with iron deficiency and consumption coagulopathy. We describe herein a pregnancy complicated by BRBN syndrome resulting in the delivery of a male infant by cesarean section.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = rubber (Clic here for more details about this article) |
4/88. food protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome: clinical perspectives.food Protein-Induced enterocolitis syndrome (FPIES) is a symptom complex of severe vomiting and diarrhea caused by non-IgE-mediated allergy to cow's milk and/or soy in infants. Symptoms typically begin in the first month of life in association with failure to thrive and may progress to acidemia and methemoglobinemia. Symptoms resolve after the causal protein (usually sensitivity to both cow's milk and soy) is removed from the diet. Symptoms recur approximately 2 hours after reintroduction of the protein along with a coincident elevation of the peripheral blood polymorphonuclear leukocyte count. The sensitivity is usually outgrown by 3 years of age. The purpose of this review is to delineate the characteristic clinical features, diagnosis and management of FPIES. Furthermore, infantile FPIES will be discussed in relation to clinical syndromes that share features with it ("atypical FPIES") and other food-allergic disorders affecting the gastrointestinal tract.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.066565249655202keywords = allergy (Clic here for more details about this article) |
5/88. Blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome.The blue rubber nevus syndrome consists of multiple venous malformations in the skin and gastrointestinal tract associated with intestinal hemorrhage and iron deficiency anemia. Other organs may be involved. The causes of this syndrome are unknown. Its most common presentation is in the form of sporadic cases, but dominant autosomal inheritance has been described. It is a condition that affects both sexes equally, and its occurrence is rare in the black race. We present a case of this syndrome diagnosed in a 11-year-old patient. He had severe anemia and a venous swelling on the trunk. Similar lesions were found in the stomach, bowel, and on his foot. We emphasize the main clinical aspects: intestine, eyes, nasopharynx, parotids, lungs, liver, spleen, heart, brain, pleura, peritoneum, pericardium, skeletal muscles, bladder, and penis lesions, systemic complications that may occur to these patients which are thrombosis and calcification, as well as consumptive coagulopathy and thrombocytopenia that may occur within the nevi.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = rubber (Clic here for more details about this article) |
6/88. Blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome with central nervous system involvement.An 11-month-old female patient presented with focal seizures. She was born at term with multiple scattered tiny protuberances and dark purple soft compressible nevi over her entire body. She had clumsiness and decreased muscle power in her left extremities. magnetic resonance imaging and magnetic resonance angiography revealed cerebral atrophy of the right central area around the anomalous venous sinus and multiple small enhancing lesions throughout the brain with gadolinium-diethylenetriamine pentaacetic acid enhancement. Despite right partial neonatal seizures, she had no further seizures for 3 years while receiving carbamazepine, and no change was observed in the number and size of the nevi. At last evaluation, language and psychomotor development were normal for her age.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.8keywords = rubber (Clic here for more details about this article) |
7/88. Sandifer's syndrome in a breast-fed infant.Sandifer's syndrome is a rare manifestation of gastroesophageal reflux (GER) in children, occurring in association with abnormal movements of the head, neck, and upper part of the trunk. Out of 65 children with Sandifer's syndrome described in literature, only 2 were breast-fed. We report on a 15-day-old breast-fed girl affected by Sandifer's syndrome. Pathological GER was diagnosed with 24 h pH esophageal monitoring. In our patient, all the symptoms of Sandifer's syndrome disappeared when she was cow's milk formula-fed. The role of food allergy to dietary proteins ingested by a lactating mother is discussed.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.066565249655202keywords = allergy (Clic here for more details about this article) |
8/88. Massive pelvic hemangioma in a patient with blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome.Blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome (BRBNS) is a rare disorder characterized by gastrointestinal and cutaneous hemangiomas. patients typically present with gastrointestinal bleeding and anemia. Management of gastrointestinal bleeding may be challenging, since these lesions may be diffusely distributed throughout the gastrointestinal tract. The most common location is the small bowel, and recurrence is common. We describe a patient with BRBNS and lower gastrointestinal bleeding resulting from a large pelvic hemangioma eroding into the rectal wall.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = rubber (Clic here for more details about this article) |
9/88. Blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome.Blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome is a rare disorder characterized by distinctive cutaneous and gastrointestinal venous malformations that usually cause massive or occult gastrointestinal hemorrhage and iron deficiency anemia secondary to the bleeding episodes. It is even a rare cause of gastrointestinal hemorrhage during childhood. We describe a 6-year-old boy who had multiple venous malformations all over his body. He also suffered from several episodes of melena, chronic anemia, and growth retardation. The endoscopic examination of the gastrointestinal tract revealed multiple bluish-black sessile and polypoid venous malformations in various sizes. It was possible to remove the largest venous malformations causing massive bleeding during colonoscopy.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = rubber (Clic here for more details about this article) |
10/88. Intermittent visual loss and exophthalmos due to the Blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome.PURPOSE: To describe the occurrence of intermittent visual loss in a patient with orbital hemangioma due to the blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome. methods: Case report. RESULTS: A 70-year-old woman complained of intermittent blurred vision combined with pressure behind her left eye occurring after head bending or Valsalva maneuvers. Examination revealed 2 mm of enophthalmos on the left. After downward bending of the head the eye became exophthalmic by 12 mm and visual acuity decreased to finger counting. Neuro-ophthalmologic examination was otherwise normal. magnetic resonance imaging revealed an intraconal hemangioma. Bluish, soft, rubber-like, compressible and slowly refilling hemangiomas on the inferior lip, sublingually, on the hand, and vagina led to the diagnosis of BRBNS. CONCLUSIONS: Intermittent visual loss may be the presenting symptom of an orbital hemangioma in BRBNS. Recognition of this rare condition is important because of its potentially life-threatening complications.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1.2keywords = rubber (Clic here for more details about this article) |
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