Open AccessBlue Rubber Bleb Nevus Syndrome: A Possible Cause for Growth Retardation and Pubertal Delay
Author(s) -
Pan Yi,
Zhang Lu,
Duan Minghui,
Yang Hong,
Zhao Duoduo,
Li Weifeng
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
medical principles and practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.426
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1423-0151
pISSN - 1011-7571
DOI - 10.1159/000496105
Subject(s) - case report
Objective: The aim of this paper was to describe a rare case of blue rubber bleb nevus (BRBNS) with growth retardation and pubertal delay. Clinical Presentation and Intervention: A 16-year-old boy with severe iron deficiency anemia was diagnosed with BRBNS, showing growth retardation and pubertal delay simultaneously. The patient was treated conservatively with intravenous iron therapy, and his puberty advanced gradually. Conclusion: Given that growth retardation and pubertal delay are rare in BRBNS patients, this case reminds us to include BRBNS in the differential diagnosis of growth retardation.