BLUE RUBBER BLEB NEVUS SYNDROME - A CAUSE FOR RECURRENT EPISODIC SEVERE ANEMIA

Authors
GORAYA JS MARWAHA RK VATVE M TREHAN A
Citation
Js. Goraya et al., BLUE RUBBER BLEB NEVUS SYNDROME - A CAUSE FOR RECURRENT EPISODIC SEVERE ANEMIA, Pediatric hematology and oncology, 15(3), 1998, pp. 261-264
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Pediatrics,Oncology,Hematology
Journal title
Pediatric hematology and oncology → ACNP
ISSN journal
08880018
Volume
15
Issue
3
Year of publication
1998
Pages
261 - 264
Database
ISI
SICI code
0888-0018(1998)15:3<261:BRBNS->2.0.ZU;2-4
Abstract
A 7-year-old boy had several episodes of severe anemia, requiring hosp italizations and blood transfusions. Skin hemangiomas characteristic o f blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome were present since infancy, but were not recognized as being indicative of simultaneous existence of bowel hemangiomas, resulting in a delay of several years before an accurate diagnosis could be made.