Blue Rubber Bleb Nevus Syndrome, is a rare condition characterized by skin lesions caused by vascular malformations most frequently associated with lesions of the gastrointestinal tract, although rare, it can present with lesions in the central nervous system, thyroid, liver, spleen and lungs; common symptoms are: digestive tract bleeding and iron deficiency anemia. The main manifestation are skin lesions that are characterized by being button-like, with a bluish tint, covered by skin, called blue nevus with a rubbery consistency due to its rubber-like consistency. We present a case of Blue Rubber Bleb Nevus Syndrome with involvement in the central nervous and gastrointestinal systems.
Tuberous Sclerosis Complex (TSC) also known as Bournneville disease. TSC is a multisystemic genetic
disorder with autosomal dominant inheritance, of variable expression, which is mainly characterized by
the presence of benign tumors or hamartomas in the nervous system and skin, but which may also be present in the heart, kidney,
lung and other organs. The most frequent symptom is epilepsy, affecting 80-90% of patients with TSC which manifests itself in
childhood between 1 to 3 years of age. We present a case of sporadic onset tuberous sclerosis with epilepsy that had a causal link
with TSC after admission to the emergency room in a convulsive status.
Mucopolysaccharidosis type IV or Morquio Syndrome, is a lysosomal deposit disease, of autosomal recessive inheritance with a similar incidence in men and women. The clinical picture is of variable expressiveness, its phenotype is characterized by skeletal dysplasia that includes neck and short trunk, short stature, keel thorax, kyphosis, scoliosis, genus valgus, flat foot, coxa valga, gait disorders, instability of the cervical spine and wedge or ovoid vertebrae. The treatment is symptomatic, with enzyme replacement. We present a series of 5 cases, the product of 2 couples, with a confirmed diagnosis of Mucopolysaccharidosis type IV, and different clinical presentation.
Solid pseudopapillary neoplasms (SPN) of the pancreas are rare tumors, occurring in 1-2% of all
pancreatic neoplasms; of these 10 to 15% have an aggressive presentation. Most of the patients present
disease localized to the pancreas, however, between 9-15% may present local invasion and metastasis. The clinical presentation
in the vast majority of SPN is asymptomatic, even despite a large tumor size. We present a case of a 16-year-old female patient
with a psedupapillary tumor of the pancreas (Frantz tumor) who was admitted due to abdominal pain and weight loss lasting 3
months.
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