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[[Blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome]] which is also known as [[Blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome|BRBNS]] is a rare condition in which [[blood vessels]] do not develop normally especially in the [[gastrointestinal]] area. [[Blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome|BRBNS]] shows characteristic [[Bleb|blebs]] that are fluid-filled [[blisters]] as visible and well rounded lesions ([[nevus]]) . | |||
==Historical Perspective== | ==Historical Perspective== | ||
It was first described by Gascoyen in 1860.<ref>Gascoyen GG. Case of naevus involving the parotid gland and causing death from suffocation: naevi of the viscera. Trans Pathol Soc London 1860;11:267.</ref> In 1958 William Bennett Bean described the lesions further and came up with the term BRBNS, chosen because the 'cutaneous hemangiomas have the look and feel of rubber nipples'.<ref>Bean WB. Bleeding from the butt in rare disorders with diagnostic lesions of the skin and mucous membranes. In: Bean WB, editor. Rare diseased and lesions: their contributions to clinical medicine. Springfield (IL): Charles C. Thomas; 1967. p. 3-29.</ref> | It was first described by Gascoyen in 1860.<ref>Gascoyen GG. Case of naevus involving the parotid gland and causing death from suffocation: naevi of the viscera. Trans Pathol Soc London 1860;11:267.</ref> In 1958 William Bennett Bean described the lesions further and came up with the term BRBNS, chosen because the 'cutaneous hemangiomas have the look and feel of rubber nipples'.<ref>Bean WB. Bleeding from the butt in rare disorders with diagnostic lesions of the skin and mucous membranes. In: Bean WB, editor. Rare diseased and lesions: their contributions to clinical medicine. Springfield (IL): Charles C. Thomas; 1967. p. 3-29.</ref> | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome which is also known as BRBNS is a rare condition in which blood vessels do not develop normally especially in the gastrointestinal area. BRBNS shows characteristic blebs that are fluid-filled blisters as visible and well rounded lesions (nevus) .
Historical Perspective
It was first described by Gascoyen in 1860.[1] In 1958 William Bennett Bean described the lesions further and came up with the term BRBNS, chosen because the 'cutaneous hemangiomas have the look and feel of rubber nipples'.[2]
References
- ↑ Gascoyen GG. Case of naevus involving the parotid gland and causing death from suffocation: naevi of the viscera. Trans Pathol Soc London 1860;11:267.
- ↑ Bean WB. Bleeding from the butt in rare disorders with diagnostic lesions of the skin and mucous membranes. In: Bean WB, editor. Rare diseased and lesions: their contributions to clinical medicine. Springfield (IL): Charles C. Thomas; 1967. p. 3-29.