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  1. Spider Angioma, Cheek

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    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
    Keywords: Vascular Diseases, spider nevus, swollen blood vessel, telangiectasia, spider telangiectasia, nevus araneus, vascular spider