Abstract:
ntroduction
Blue rubber bleb naevus syndrome (BRBNS) is a rare
clinical entity characterised by multiple haemangiomas
commonly occurring in the skin and the gastrointestinal
(Gl) tract. The association between these cutaneous
cavernous haemangiomas and similar lesions in the U l
tract was first described in 1860 and the acronym BRBN S
was given by Bean in 1958 [ l J, Patients may present with
massive GI bleeding or anaemia due to chronic occult
bleeding.
