Bier spots: a benign vascular anomaly

Bier spots: a benign vascular anomaly.

To cite: He A, Kwatra SG, Kim N, et al. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2016214761 DESCRIPTION A 26-year-old woman with a reported history of tinea versicolour presented for persistent hypopigmentation on her bilateral forearms. Detailed examination revealed multiple small (5–10 mm), irregularly shaped white macules on the extensor surfaces of the ...

Bier spots.

Bier Spots with Characteristic Clinic Presentation: Case Report

Bier spots (BS) were first described in 1898 by Bier and detailed research by Lewis in 1927 [1,2]. There is no certain information about prevalence [2]. It is usually seen in people 20 to 40 years old young adults and is more common in women than man. Pediatric cases were reported [2]. BS are also called physiologic anemic macules, angiospastic macules, exaggerated physiologic speckled mottling...

Pericardial cyst: a benign anomaly.

DESCRIPTION A 54-year-old asymptomatic man was detected to have a prominent left heart border on a routine chest x-ray done during his annual health check (figure 1, arrows). Echocardiogram revealed a cystic lesion occupying the space antero-lateral to the right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT; figure 2). The cystic cavity did not produce any compression of the RVOT. CT of the chest showed a 6×...

Developmental Venous Anomaly: Benign or Not Benign

Developmental venous anomalies (DVAs), previously called venous angiomas, are the most frequently encountered cerebral vascular malformations. However, DVA is considered to be rather an extreme developmental anatomical variation of medullary veins than true malformation. DVAs are composed of dilated medullary veins converging centripetally into a large collecting venous system that drains into ...