title: A giant spider nevus in a patient of hepatitis C-related liver cirrhosis: A rare presentation.
abstract: Spider nevi are benign vascular lesions mostly seen in patients with decompensated liver cirrhosis. Mostly, these are seen in the superior vena cava distribution and are small with pinhead size central vessel. Giant spider nevus is rarely seen and hence this report.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab, India.
authors.forename: Ajit
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sood
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab, India.
authors.forename: Rahul
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab, India.
authors.forename: Vandana
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Midha
keywords: Cirrhosis; hepatitis C; spider nevus