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  • Title: Blue Rubber Bleb Nevus Syndrome: Promising Response To Sirolimus.
    Author: Akyuz C, Susam-Sen H, Aydin B.
    Journal: Indian Pediatr; 2017 Jan 15; 54(1):53-54. PubMed ID: 28141567.
    Abstract:
    BACKGROUND: Blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome is a rare disease involving venous malformations. CASE CHARACTERISTICS: We present a 6-year-old female with the syndrome, and consumptive coagulopathy. INTERVENTION/OUTCOME: After management with sirolimus, symptoms resolved. MESSAGE: Sirolimus may be a valuable option for reducing bleeding complications and cosmetic sequelae for the patients with this syndrome.
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