Treatment of Cutaneous Lesions in a Case of Blue Rubber Bleb Nevus Syndrome

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Sokhna Seck
Cleveland Clinic

Taylor Bullock
Shilpi Khetarpal

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Blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome, Bean syndrome, venous malformations, chronic anemia

Abstract

Blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome (BRBNS), sometimes called Bean syndrome, is a rare sporadic congenital vascular disorder characterized by multiple venous malformations in various organ systems, most commonly the skin and gastrointestinal tract. The presence of characteristic skin lesions is often the first suggestion of this diagnosis, though chronic anemia and intestinal bleeding are also commonly present. We report a case of a patient with painful lesions on the plantar surfaces of the feet and a new cutaneous growth on the left labia majora. The plantar lesions were treated with Nd:YAG laser and the lesion on the labia majora was removed with a shave biopsy.

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Mar 13, 2023
DOI https://doi.org/10.25251/skin.7.2.16

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Seck, S., Bullock, T., & Khetarpal, S. (2023). Treatment of Cutaneous Lesions in a Case of Blue Rubber Bleb Nevus Syndrome . SKIN The Journal of Cutaneous Medicine, 7(2), 740–742. https://doi.org/10.25251/skin.7.2.16
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Vol. 7 No. 2 (2023): March Issue & Poster Presentations from WCH23 Dermatology Conference®
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