Bleb (medicine)
blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome
In medicine, a bleb is a blister (often hemispherical) filled with serous fluid. Blebs can form in a number of tissues due to different pathologies, including frostbitten tissues, and as a cause of spontaneous pneumothorax. In the lungs, a bleb is a collection of air within the layers of the visceral pleura. In ophthalmology, blebs may be formed intentionally in the treatment of glaucoma. In breasts a bleb is a milk blister (also known as blocked nipple pore, nipple blister, or “milk under the skin”).[1]
External links
- Medical definition of bleb on MedicineNet.com
- Moorfields Bleb Grading System
References
- Sunil JS. 2005. Inadvertent filtering bleb following sutureless cataract surgery. Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 53(3): 196-198
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