These spider angiomata may appear on patients with cirrhosis. A red focal network of dilated capillaries radiates from a central arteriole. On diascopy, these spider angiomata blanch and the central arteriole may pulsate. The etiology of these lesions is thought to be increased levels of estrogen.
Text Source: Fitzpatrick’s Color Atlas and Synopsis of Clinical Dermatology, 7e. Section 9, Benign Neoplasms and Hyperplasias – Spider Angioma.
Image Source: Fitzpatrick’s Color Atlas and Synopsis of Clinical Dermatology, 7e. Section 9, Benign Neoplasms and Hyperplasias, Figure 9-22.
These spider angiomata may appear on patients with cirrhosis. A red focal network of dilated capillaries radiates from a central arteriole. On diascopy, these spider angiomata blanch and the central arteriole may pulsate. The etiology of these lesions is thought to be increased levels of estrogen.
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Image Source: Fitzpatrick’s Color Atlas and Synopsis of Clinical Dermatology, 7e. Section 9, Benign Neoplasms and Hyperplasias, Figure 9-22.