Unilateral nevoid telangiectasia
| Unilateral nevoid telangiectasia | |
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| Telangiectases (C4, C5, C6, and T1 dermatomes) | |
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| Specialty | Dermatology |
| Symptoms | Fine, threadlike red marks on one side of body (typically face/neck)[1] |
| Usual onset | Birth, puberty, pregnancy, or in males at adrenarche[1] |
| Treatment | Pulse dye laser[1] |
Unilateral nevoid telangiectasia presents with fine thread veins, typically over a segment of skin supplied by a particular nerve on one side of the body.[1] It most frequently involves the trigeminal, C3 and C4, or nearby areas, particularly on the right side.[1] Onset maybe at birth or later; at puberty, during pregnancy, or in males at adrenarche.[1]
The cause maybe related to estrogen.[1] Treatment is with pulse dye laser.[1]
The condition was named in 1970 by Victor Selmanowitz.[2]
Signs and symptoms
Telangiectasias on the right side of the neck
Telangiectasias (close-up)
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 James, William D.; Elston, Dirk; Treat, James R.; Rosenbach, Misha A.; Neuhaus, Isaac (2020). "28. Dermal and subcutaneous tumors: Unilateral nevoid telangiectasia". Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology (13th ed.). Edinburgh: Elsevier. pp. 604–605. ISBN 978-0-323-54753-6. Archived from the original on 2023-07-02. Retrieved 2023-05-20.
- ↑ Mulliken, John B. (2013). "13. Capillary malformations, hyperkeratotic stains, telangiectasias, and miscellaneous vascular blots". In Mulliken, John B.; Burrows, Patricia E.; Fishman, Steven J. (eds.). Mulliken and Young's Vascular Anomalies: Hemangiomas and Malformations (2nd ed.). Oxford University Press. p. 544. ISBN 978-0-19-972254-9. Archived from the original on 2023-07-02. Retrieved 2023-05-20.
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