Saturday, December 8, 2007

Blueberry Muffin spots

Causes:
Prenatal infections (e.g. TORCH)
Severe anemia (e.g. Hemolytic Disease of the newborn, Hereditary spherocytosis)
Neoplastic diseases (e.g. rhabdomyosarcoma, Neuroblastoma)

Indicate extramedullary erythropoiesis

1 comment:

Unknown said...

Amazing pic..I will never forget it now..thanx a lot..