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- Title:
- Telangiectasia
- Description:
- Telangiectasia - permanent dilated blood vessels, e.g. spider naevi
A vascular lesion formed by dilatation of a group of small blood vessels. It may appear as a birthmark or become apparent in young children. It may also be caused by long-term sun exposure. Although the lesion may occur anywhere on the skin, it is seen most frequently on the face and thighs.
- Keyword:
- spider veins, Vascular Diseases, Vascular lesion
- Subject:
- Telangiectasis, Cardiovascular Diseases
- Creator:
- Dr. P.N. Girish, MBBS, MD, DDV, DNB
AJ Institute of Medical Science
- Publisher:
- AJ Institute of Medical Science
- Language:
- English
- Copyright Holder:
- AJ Institute of Medical Science
- Rights:
- http://www.i-human.com/service-agreement-print
- Resource Type:
- Photo
- Identifier:
- 1912
- Title:
- Telangiectasis
- Description:
- Telangiectasis
A vascular lesion formed by dilatation of a group of small blood vessels. It may appear as a birthmark or become apparent in young children. It may also be caused by long-term sun exposure. Although the lesion may occur anywhere on the skin, it is seen most frequently on the face and thighs.
- Keyword:
- Vascular lesion, spider veins, Vascular Diseases
- Subject:
- Telangiectasis, Cardiovascular Diseases
- Publisher:
- i-Human Patients, Inc.
- Language:
- English
- Copyright Holder:
- i-Human Patients, Inc.
- Rights:
- http://www.i-human.com/service-agreement-print
- Resource Type:
- Photo
- Identifier:
- 1634
- Title:
- Spider Angioma, Cheek
- Description:
- Spider angioma, cheek
A superficial spider-like cluster of capillaries composed of a central ‘feeder’ vessel and multiple minute tortuous and dilated radiating vessels with a peripheral erythaema; when the involved vessel is large, it may pulsate and blanch on pressure; while classically due to increased circulating oestrogens as seen in pregnancy and alcoholic cirrhosis, SAs may occur in chronic hepatic congestion 2º to constrictive pericarditis and may be a normal birthmark in children
- Keyword:
- Vascular Diseases, spider nevus, swollen blood vessel, telangiectasia, spider telangiectasia, nevus araneus, vascular spider
- Subject:
- Face, Body Regions, Telangiectasis, Cardiovascular Diseases
- Creator:
- Rush Medical College
- Publisher:
- Rush Medical College
- Language:
- English
- Copyright Holder:
- Rush Medical College
- Rights:
- http://www.i-human.com/service-agreement-print
- Resource Type:
- Photo
- Identifier:
- 1015
