Telangiectasia

Injury	Disease	Nutrition	Poison

Symptoms	Surgery	Test	Special Topic

Angioma serpiginosum

Telangiectasia - legs

Telangiectasias - upper arm

Overview

Treatment

Telangiectasia

Alternative Names:

Vascular ectasias

Call your health care provider if:

If you notice enlarged vessels in the skin, mucous membranes, or eyes of your child, call your health care provider.

What to expect at your health care provider's office:

Telangiectasia can be a symptom of a disease. Most of those disorders can be diagnosed by history and physical examination.

Medical history questions documenting telangiectasia in detail may include:

Is the condition visible?
Where is it located exactly?
Do the vessels bleed easily? Do they bleed without any cause?
What other symptoms are also present?

Physical examination is usually limited to an examination of the skin.

Various x-rays, CT scans or MRI scans, and liver function studies, or other blood studies may be indicated. The specific tests will depend on the suspected disease.

Review Date: 7/22/2005
Reviewed By: Jonathan Kantor, M.D., Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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