Blue rubber-bleb nevus syndrome: report of a familial case with a dural arteriovenous fistula

• Autor(es): Carvalho, S ; Barbosa, V ; Santos, N ; Machado, E
• Data: 2003
• Identificador Persistente: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.4/176
• Origem: Repositório do Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra
• Assunto(s): Nevo Azul; Síndromes Neoplásicos Hereditários; Angiografia Cerebral; Ressonância Magnética
• Tipo de Documento: Artigo científico
• Idioma: Inglês
• Contribuidor(es): RIHUC

Descrição

We report a case of a 45-year-old woman known to have a familial form of blue rubber-bleb nevus syndrome (BRBNS). The patient developed severe occipital headaches and bilateral retroauricular bruits. Cerebral angiography showed a large dural arteriovenous fistula in the torcular region. Central nervous system involvement in BRBNS is not often reported, and most cases of BRBNS are sporadic.