definition
Most common telangiectasia characterized by a vascular, occasionally elevated, central body with symmetrically radiating thin branches, the central vessel being an arteriole. It occurs mainly on the face, neck, upper trunk, and hands. Spider nevi are found in liver disease and in pregnancy, but also in healthy individuals.
synonyms
Spider Nevus, Spider Nevus, Asterisk Nevus, Nevus Araneus
UMLS
ANGIOMA SPIDER, Angioma, capillary, Angioma, spider, Arterial spider, Capillary angioma, Nevus araneus, Nevus, araneus, Nevus, spider, Spider angioma, SPIDER NAEVI, Spider naevus, SPIDER NEVI, Spider nevus, Spider telangiectasia, Spider, nevus, Spider, vascular, Telangiectasia, spider, Telangiectasis, spider, Telangiectatic naevus, Telangiectatic nevus, Vascular spider, Vascular, spider