Blue Rubber Bleb Nevus Syndrome

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It is possible that the main title of the report Blue Rubber Bleb Nevus Syndrome is not the name you expected. Please check the synonyms listing to find the alternate name(s) and disorder subdivision(s) covered by this report.

Synonyms

Bean Syndrome

Disorder Subdivisions

None

General Discussion

Blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome (BRBNS) is a rare blood vessel (vascular) disorder that affects the skin and internal organs of the body. Multiple distinctive skin lesions are usually characteristic of this disorder and are often present at birth or present during early childhood. Lesions in the gastrointestinal tract frequently become apparent during childhood or early adulthood. The lesions are multifocal venous malformations, resulting from abnormal embryonic blood vessel development.

Resources

Nevus Network
The Congenital Nevus Support Group
P.O. Box 305
West Salem, OH 44287
USA
Tel: 4198534525
Fax: 4053773403
Email: info@nevusnetwork.org
Internet: http://www.nevusnetwork.org

NIH/National Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Information Clearinghouse
1 AMS Circle
Bethesda, MD 20892-3675
USA
Tel: 3014954484
Fax: 3017186366
Tel: 8772264267
TDD: 3015652966
Email: NIAMSinfo@mail.nih.gov
Internet: http://www.niams.nih.gov/Health_Info

Nevus Outreach, Inc.
600 SE Delaware Ste. 200
Bartlesville, OK 74006
USA
Tel: 9183310595
Fax: 2814174020
Tel: 8774263887
Email: mark@nevus.org
Internet: http://www.nevus.org

For a Complete Report

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Last Updated: 8/7/2007
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