title: Unilateral nevoid telangiectasia accompanied by neurological disorders.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Unilateral nevoid telangiectasia (UNT) is a unique vascular dermatosis of ambiguous aetiology.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the role of neurological disorder in pathogenesis of the UNT.
  
  
  METHODS
  We investigated eight consecutive patients with unilateral nevoid telangiectasia. Detailed dermatological and neurological examinations, and magnetic resonance imaging were performed on each patient. In case of presence of dysesthesia over the skin lesion, electroneuromyography was performed to determine any relationships between lesions and peripheral neuropathy.
  
  
  RESULTS
  All the patients had hypoesthesia over the skin lesion. The cranial magnetic resonance imaging showed subcortical hamartomatous lesions in one patient and demyelinized plaques on the corpus of the caudate nucleus and the pontin area in another. Electroneuromyography evaluation was nonspecific.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In our study, neurological disorders were associated with UNT. Thus, it can be speculated that neurological disorders might contribute to the development and/or progression of UNT. Patients with UNT should be encouraged for neurological investigation.
authors: Department of Dermatology and Venerology, Akdeniz University, School of Medicine Antalya, Turkey. aakman@akdeniz.edu.tr
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authors: Akman-Karakaş
authors: H
authors: H
authors: Kandemir
authors: U
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authors: Senol
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authors: Unal
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authors: Duman
authors: M A
authors: MA
authors: Ciftcioglu
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authors: Haspolat
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authors: Alpsoy
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D009506:Nevus / Q000150:complications*; D013684:Telangiectasis / Q000150:complications*; D055815:Young Adult