Blue Rubber Bleb Nevus Syndrome

Blue Rubber Bleb Nevus Syndrome (Bean Syndrome)

General: Onset after birth; autosomal dominant.

Ocular: Subconjunctival hemangioma with overlying fibrosis; raised hemorrhagic lesion near macula suggestive of a small arteriovenous malformation.

Clinical: Vascular lesions; cutaneous lesions found anywhere on the body; profuse sweating may occur over the skin lesions with pain or tenderness on palpation; visceral lesions are common; tender bluish papules on the trunk and extremities; colonic hemangiomas.

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