Generalized essential telangiectasia in Adult
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Synopsis
Most commonly, telangiectasias start distally and spread proximally in a symmetric pattern. The lesions can also be distributed in localized, diffuse, discrete, or confluent patterns. The affected areas are usually asymptomatic, but there can be associated tingling, burning, or numbness.
Generally, there are no associated systemic symptoms or bleeding; however, there have been reported cases of gastrointestinal bleeding secondary to gastric antral vascular ectasias.
Codes
ICD10CM:I78.1 – Nevus, non-neoplastic
SNOMEDCT:
238763007 – Generalized essential telangiectasia
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Differential Diagnosis & Pitfalls
- Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (Osler-Weber-Rendu syndrome)
- Hereditary benign telangiectasia – usually inherited in autosomal dominant fashion and often presenting in childhood
- Cutaneous collagenous vasculopathy – distinguished from GET histologically with thickened hyaline material in vessel walls
- Ataxia-telangiectasia syndrome – onset usually in first or second decade
- Telangiectasia macularis eruptiva perstans – rare form of mastocytosis
- Telangiectasias secondary to liver disease
- Systemic sclerosis
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Last Reviewed:11/17/2020
Last Updated:11/22/2020
Last Updated:11/22/2020
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Generalized essential telangiectasia in Adult