"Telangiectasis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Permanent dilation of preexisting blood vessels (CAPILLARIES; ARTERIOLES; VENULES) creating small focal red lesions, most commonly in the skin or mucous membranes. It is characterized by the prominence of skin blood vessels, such as vascular spiders.
| Descriptor ID |
D013684
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C14.907.823
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| Concept/Terms |
Telangiectasis- Telangiectasis
- Telangiectases
- Telangiectasia
- Telangiectasias
Spider Veins- Spider Veins
- Spider Vein
- Vein, Spider
- Veins, Spider
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Telangiectasis" by people in Profiles.
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Multiple inflammatory and serum amyloid A positive telangiectatic hepatic adenomas with glycogenated nuclei arising in a background of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis. Semin Liver Dis. 2008 Nov; 28(4):434-9.
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Ocular rosacea in childhood. Am J Ophthalmol. 2004 Jan; 137(1):138-44.
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Development and validation of a model to diagnose cirrhosis in patients with hepatitis C. Am J Gastroenterol. 2002 Oct; 97(10):2623-8.
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Mixed connective tissue disease. A clinical, histologic, and immunofluorescence study of eight cases. Am J Dermatopathol. 1997 Jun; 19(3):206-13.