Telangiectasia

Telangiectasia in a patient with Osler's disease

Benign telangiectasias on the ear

Classification according to ICD-10
I78.1	Nevus, non-neoplastic
ICD-10 online (WHO version 2019)

Telangiectasias ( Greek τῆλε ( téle ) "wide", "distant"; ἀγγεῖον ( angéion ) "vessel"; ἔκτασις ( éktasis ) "expansion") are irreversibly dilated capillary vessels of the skin that are visible to the naked eye . In addition, in medical parlance, “telangiectasia” often includes individual vessels in the upper dermis that are visible to the naked eye .
Telangiectasias can usually be easily pushed away with a glass spatula.

In the eye there are telangiectasias of the retina , Coats disease and the macula , macular telangiectasias .

Occurrence

Telangiectasias are often found on the face ( couperose ) or hands , but also intracerebral . They are mostly harmless, but can also be signs of diseases such as collagenosis , Osler's disease / hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia ( HHT ), mycosis fungoides , carcinoid syndrome and Louis-Bar syndrome . In the case of basalioma , a malignant skin tumor, telangiectasias are a diagnostic criterion. Telangiectasias are the actual lesion in the fire mark and spider nevi . Telangiectasias are also typical physical symptoms of alcohol addiction and liver cirrhosis . Telangiectasias also occur in systemic scleroderma .

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↑ M. Sand, D. Sand, C. Thrandorf, V. Paech, P. Altmeyer, FG Bechara: Cutaneous lesions of the nose. In: Head & face medicine Volume 6, 2010, p. 7, ISSN 1746-160X . doi: 10.1186 / 1746-160X-6-7 . PMID 20525327 . PMC 290354 (free full text). (Review).
↑ Alphabetical directory for the ICD-10-WHO version 2019, volume 3. German Institute for Medical Documentation and Information (DIMDI), Cologne, 2019, p. 866
^ Wilhelm Gemoll , Karl Vretska: "Greek-German School and Handbook", Verlag Hölder-Pichler-Tempsky, 9th edition, ISBN 3-209-00108-1
^ ^A ^b Peter Fritsch: "Dermatology and Venerology", Springer Verlag, 2nd edition 2004, ISBN 3-540-00332-0
↑ Gastroenterology: The Complete Reference Work for Clinic and Practice [Jürgen Ferdinand Riemann (Editor), Wolfgang Fischbach (Editor), Peter R. Galle (Editor) (September 2010)]

[1] M. Sand, D. Sand, C. Thrandorf, V. Paech, P. Altmeyer, FG Bechara: Cutaneous lesions of the nose. In: Head & face medicine Volume 6, 2010, p. 7, ISSN 1746-160X . doi: 10.1186 / 1746-160X-6-7 . PMID 20525327 . PMC 290354 (free full text). (Review).

[2] Alphabetical directory for the ICD-10-WHO version 2019, volume 3. German Institute for Medical Documentation and Information (DIMDI), Cologne, 2019, p. 866

[Gemoll-3] Wilhelm Gemoll , Karl Vretska: "Greek-German School and Handbook", Verlag Hölder-Pichler-Tempsky, 9th edition, ISBN 3-209-00108-1

[Fritsch_2004-4] A ^b Peter Fritsch: "Dermatology and Venerology", Springer Verlag, 2nd edition 2004, ISBN 3-540-00332-0

[5] Gastroenterology: The Complete Reference Work for Clinic and Practice [Jürgen Ferdinand Riemann (Editor), Wolfgang Fischbach (Editor), Peter R. Galle (Editor) (September 2010)]