Journal article
Tc-99m Red Blood Cell Imaging in a Patient With Blue Rubber Bleb Nevus Syndrome
Clinical nuclear medicine, Vol.33(5), pp.374-376
05/2008
DOI: 10.1097/RLU.0b013e31816a78e3
PMID: 18431163
Abstract
Blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome, first discovered in 1860 by Gascoyen, is a rare syndrome characterized by multiple venous malformations (hemangiomas) of the skin and in the gastrointestinal tract. These hemangiomas may be found in the skin, GI tract, central nervous system, thyroid, parotid, eyes, oral cavity, musculoskeletal system, lungs, kidneys, liver, spleen, and bladder, and carry a significant potential for serious bleeding. We report a case of a 9-year-old patient who presented with bloody stools and was referred for localization of the bleeding site. A Tc-99m labeled red blood cell (RBC) scan showed no evidence of active lower GI bleeding but demonstrated multiple venous malformations throughout the body. Tc-99m labeled red blood cell imaging may be helpful to delineate the extent of involvement in patients with blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Tc-99m Red Blood Cell Imaging in a Patient With Blue Rubber Bleb Nevus Syndrome
- Creators
- Rajkumar Yarlagadda - From the Department of Nuclear Medicine, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, North Liberty, IowaYusuf MendaMichael Graham
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Clinical nuclear medicine, Vol.33(5), pp.374-376
- Publisher
- Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Inc
- DOI
- 10.1097/RLU.0b013e31816a78e3
- PMID
- 18431163
- ISSN
- 0363-9762
- eISSN
- 1536-0229
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 05/2008
- Academic Unit
- Radiology; Radiation Oncology
- Record Identifier
- 9984047992502771
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