title: Generalized essential telangiectasia.
abstract: Generalized essential telangiectasia, which is a rare condition that is characterized by the progressive development of telangiectases on the skin, is a clinical diagnosis of exclusion. We present a 65-year-old man with a ten-month history of an asymptomatic eruption of the trunk and proximal aspects of the arms and hands that was comprised of macules and patches of telangiectases. The clinical presentation, associated diseases, hypotheses regarding pathogenesis, differential diagnoses, and reports on treatment modalities are reviewed. The relatively new association of this entity with systemic signs that include hemorrhage as well as the occurrence of generalized essential telangiectasia in patients with a history of hepatitis is discussed.
authors.affiliation: The Ronald O. Perelman Department of Dermatology, New York University School of Medicine, USA.
authors.forename: Elizabeth A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Gordon Spratt
authors.forename: Taylor
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: DeFelice
authors.forename: Kathryn
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: O'Reilly
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Robinson
authors.forename: Rishi R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.forename: Miguel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sanchez
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000410:Alanine Transaminase / Q000097:blood; D001205:Ascorbic Acid / Q000097:blood; D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases / Q000097:blood; D019698:Hepatitis C, Chronic / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D010976:Platelet Count; D013684:Telangiectasis / Q000473:pathology*; D014463:Ultrasonography
chemical_list: D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases; D000410:Alanine Transaminase; D001205:Ascorbic Acid