Sirolimus in the Management of Blue Rubber Bleb Nevus Syndrome: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Autor: Muhtadi Alghubayn, Nada Ghazi AlQadri, Bayan Musaed AlNooh, Saad Al-Ajlan
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Case Reports in Dermatology, Vol 13, Iss 2, Pp 417-421 (2021)
Case Reports in Dermatology
ISSN: 1662-6567
Popis: Blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome (BRBNS) is a rare multifocal venous malformation (VM) that may affect any tissue or organ but mainly affects the skin, subcutaneous tissue and gastrointestinal (GI) tract. Patients present with serious anemia, treated with lifelong iron supplements and frequent blood transfusion secondary to chronic GI bleeding. Variable therapeutic modalities were used in the management of BRBNS; sirolimus (SRL), a mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) inhibitor, is found to be a promising therapy for vascular anomalies.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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