Unilateral naevoid telangiectasia syndrome I78.8

Author: Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer

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Last updated on: 09.02.2022

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Synonym(s)

acquired nevoid telangiectasia; Nevoidal telangiectasia syndrome; Spider naevi unilateral; Teleangiectasia naevoide unilateral; Teleangiectasia unilateral; unilateral dermatomal superficial teleangiectasia; Unilateral naevoid telangiectasias; unilateral nevoidal telangiectasia; Unilateral nevoid telangiectasia syndrome; unilateral nevoid teleangiectasia; unilateral Spider Naevi; unilateral telangiectasia; UNTS

Definition
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Extensive, unilateral, either congenital or acquired districts with dense telangiectasias.

Etiopathogenesis
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Unknown, often estrogen-induced manifestation. A genetically fixed, increased number of estrogen or progesterone receptors in the affected vessels is discussed.

Manifestation
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Occurs mainly during pregnancy, puberty and alcohol-related liver diseases. Rarely present congenitally.

Localization
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Preferably face, neck, shoulder-arm region, but also lower extremity and trunk. The arrangement of the lesions largely follows the dermatomes (trigeminal region,C3,C4, thoracic dermatomes, etc.)

Clinical features
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Discrete or pronounced, usually sharply defined erythema, composed of fine and finest, often star-shaped branched telangiectasias, which largely disappear under glass spatula pressure. No involvement of internal organs or the CNS. No endocrinopathies in congenital forms. Quadrant and half-side formations as well as appearances along the Blaschko lines are possible.

Histology
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Dermal vasculature.

Therapy
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Laser treatment with argon or pulsed dye laser leads to improvement of clinical symptoms.

Progression/forecast
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The intensity of the skin changes usually decreases after the hormonal changes. Nodular transformation as in the naevus flammeus is not likely.

Literature
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  2. Raff M et al (1982) Unilateral nevoidal telangiectasia syndrome. Dermatologist 33: 148-151
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  4. Uhlin SR et al (1983) Unilateral nevoid telangiectatic syndrome. The role of estrogen and progesterone
    receptors. Arch Dermatol 119:226-228.
  5. Wilkin JK et al (1983) Unilateral dermatomal superficial teleangiectasia. J Am Acad Dermatol 8: 468-477
  6. Wollina U et al (2001) Acquired nevoid telangiectasia. Dermatology 203: 24-26

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Last updated on: 09.02.2022