blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome
- blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome
- a rare syndrome, sometimes autosomal dominant, of multiple blue rubber bleb nevi associated with hemangiomas of the gastrointestinal tract, which bleed readily and cause chronic iron deficiency anemia; most cases present in infancy or childhood, but some do not appear until later. Called also Bean s.
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