Blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome MRI

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] ; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Vamsikrishna Gunnam M.B.B.S [2]

Overview

MRI may be helpful in the diagnosis of blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome. Findings on MRI suggestive of blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome include detecting extracutaneous lesions etc.

MRI

MRI may be helpful in the diagnosis of blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome. Findings on MRI suggestive of blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome include:^[1]^[2]

Extracutaneous lesions
Brain hemangiomas
Abdominal complications
Active GI bleeding
Intracranial vascular lesion at the cerebellopontine angle

References

↑ Chen W, Chen H, Shan G, Yang M, Hu F, Li Q, Chen L, Xu G (August 2017). “Blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome: our experience and new endoscopic management”. Medicine (Baltimore). 96 (33): e7792. doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000007792. PMC 5571702. PMID 28816965.
↑ Saeed ID, Kheroo KN, Abdullah TJ, Salih KA (November 2014). “Blue rubber bleb naevus syndrome: a rare cause of iron deficiency anaemia”. BMJ Case Rep. 2014. doi:10.1136/bcr-2014-205144. PMC 4244454. PMID 25388891.

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[pmid28816965-1] Chen W, Chen H, Shan G, Yang M, Hu F, Li Q, Chen L, Xu G (August 2017). “Blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome: our experience and new endoscopic management”. Medicine (Baltimore). 96 (33): e7792. doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000007792. PMC 5571702. PMID 28816965.

[pmid25388891-2] Saeed ID, Kheroo KN, Abdullah TJ, Salih KA (November 2014). “Blue rubber bleb naevus syndrome: a rare cause of iron deficiency anaemia”. BMJ Case Rep. 2014. doi:10.1136/bcr-2014-205144. PMC 4244454. PMID 25388891.

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