Bier spots

Bier spots.

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 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...

Bier spots and unilateral nevoid telangiectasia: more than just a coincidence*

Dear editors: Twin spotting (didymosis) means the coexistence of discrete areas of skin in close spatial and temporal proximity, differing clinically and genetically from each other, and from the background skin. This is a type of mosaicism caused by somatic recombination. A growing list of previously unexplained skin conditions has been attributed to this phenomenon.1 We describe the case of a...

Hypopigmented macules of the limbs in two sisters: report on familial Bier spots*

Bier spots are asymptomatic, small, irregular, hypopigmented macules characterized by a normal histological appearance, which are usually found on the arms and legs of young adults. We describe the simultaneous presence of Bier spots in two siblings. This finding is unusual since, to the best of our knowledge, concurrent familial cases have never been reported in the literature.