Combined laser-steroid therapy in blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome: case report and review of the literature.

Eur J Pediatr Surg

Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Hôpital Gatien de Clocheville, Tours, France.

Published: December 1994

We report the case of a 7-year-old boy with blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome and frequent digestive tract hemorrhage. Gastrointestinal hemangiomas were treated with laser therapy. Intermittent steroid therapy was administered from the age of 6 years. The results are compared to the relevant medical literature.

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