title: Hereditary benign telangiectasia without family history in China.
abstract: A case of hereditary benign telangiectasia without family history was reported. A 39-year-old woman presented with small and tiny telangiectases on the face, neck, upper trunk and forearms at birth. The numbers and sizes of the lesions increased gradually and she had no hemorrhagic diathesis and systemic diseases. No similar patients were found in her family. Upon physical examination, telangiectases were found on the face, neck, upper trunk and forearms; and a telangiectatic erythema was found on the right forearm 25 mm × 40 mm in size. Histopathology examination showed a normal epidermis and dilation of the capillaries at upper dermis. Hereditary benign telangiectasia without family history was diagnosed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing 100044, China.
authors.forename: Lin
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cai
authors.forename: Qing-Miao
authors.initials: QM
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Dong-Jie
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Zang
authors.forename: Jian-Zhong
authors.initials: JZ
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002681:China; D005260:Female; D030342:Genetic Diseases, Inborn / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D013684:Telangiectasis / Q000175:diagnosis*