Bier anemic spots, cyanosis, and urticaria-like eruption (BASCULE) syndrome: Report of two new cases and literature review

Pamela El Nemnom; Bernard Lauwerys; Liliane Marot; Dominique Tennstedt; Valérie Dekeuleneer

doi:10.1111/pde.14213

Bier anemic spots, cyanosis, and urticaria-like eruption (BASCULE) syndrome: Report of two new cases and literature review

Pediatr Dermatol. 2020 Sep;37(5):864-867. doi: 10.1111/pde.14213. Epub 2020 Jul 9.

Authors

Pamela El Nemnom¹, Bernard Lauwerys², Liliane Marot³, Dominique Tennstedt¹, Valérie Dekeuleneer¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Dermatology, Cliniques universitaires Saint Luc, Brussels, Belgium.
² Department of Rheumatology, Cliniques universitaires Saint Luc, Brussels, Belgium.
³ Department of Anatomopathology, Cliniques universitaires Saint Luc, Brussels, Belgium.

PMID: 32648305
DOI: 10.1111/pde.14213

Abstract

We herein report two new adolescent cases of Bier anemic spots, cyanosis, and urticaria-like eruption (BASCULE) syndrome. This rare, recently described condition may be associated with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) and other forms of orthostatic intolerance. This report provides details on two cases and a literature review.

Keywords: BASCULE syndrome; bier anemic spots; cyanosis; orthostatic intolerance; postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome; urticaria.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Anemia*
Cyanosis / diagnosis
Cyanosis / etiology
Exanthema*
Humans
Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome*
Urticaria* / complications
Urticaria* / diagnosis