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- 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
- Title:
- Spider Angioma
- Description:
- Spider angioma
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:
- telangiectasia, Vascular Diseases, swollen blood vessel, vascular spider, nevus araneus, spider nevus, spider telangiectasia
- Subject:
- 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:
- 1014
- Title:
- Spider Angioma, Diffuse
- Description:
- Spider angioma, diffuse
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:
- spider nevus, Vascular Diseases, telangiectasia, vascular spider, swollen blood vessel, nevus araneus, spider telangiectasia
- Subject:
- Cardiovascular Diseases, Telangiectasis
- 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:
- 1016
