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1 article for “venous malformation.”

• Published Subscription 3 Apr 2012

  Thalidomide Reversed Chronic Anemia in Blue Rubber Bleb Nevus Syndrome: A Case Study

  By Boben Thomas, Palaniappan Muthu, Ismail Siyad, Pavithran Keechilat

  Abstract: Blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome is a rare disorder of cutaneous and visceral venous malformations with no standard treatment. Chronic iron deficiency anemia is common due to gastrointestinal bleeding in patients with intestinal involvement. For the first time in such a patient, we tried thalidomide that reversed her anemia.

  Published in Research and Reviews: A Journal of Medicine · Vol. 2, Issue 1, 2012 · pp. 21–23 Read article →