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Mucocutaneous Bean syndrome: Review of literature and case report
Author(s) -
Devi Gopakumar,
Sunil Nair
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of indian academy of oral medicine and radiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0975-1572
pISSN - 0972-1363
DOI - 10.4103/0972-1363.170180
Subject(s) - medicine , mucocutaneous zone , dermatology , traditional medicine , intensive care medicine , pathology , disease
Bean syndrome or blue rubber bleb syndrome is a rare disorder of vascular channels with mucocutaneous manifestations. The clinical severity varies among patients from being totally symptom free to fatal bleeding resulting in anemia. As the histopathologic findings are not pathognomonic, diagnosis is usually made from the clinical presentation, though the imaging techniques reveal extension of the lesion. We report an asymptomatic case of blue rubber bleb syndrome who reported for dental treatment with oral and cutaneous manifestations

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