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According to Bates' Guide to Physical Examination 9th edition pg 141. There are two kinds of telangiectasia. Spider angiomas occur on the face, neck, arms and upper torso; almost never below the waist. Spider veins occur most often on the legs and also the anterior chest.
It should be noted in the treatment section that spider veins in the legs typically respond poorly to light/laser treatments and that sclerotherapy is the preferred treatment for spider veins of the leg.
THIS IS THE WORST ARTICLE ON WIKIPEDIA.
IT WOULD BE MORE ACCURATE IF IT SAID THAT TELANGIECTASIA WERE POPSICLES! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.96.175.10 (talk) 15:09, 3 December 2007 (UTC)
I agree with the above comment. This article is rubbish; poorly organised and full of misinformation with no reliable sources. Where to start..?sigh (Vein2 (talk) 01:29, 28 August 2008 (UTC)) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Vein2 (talk • contribs) 01:23, 28 August 2008 (UTC)
I have done quite a bit of work to at least get this article divided up correctly, removed some rubbish that was included, and put related conditions into some degree of order. Still a lot more referencing to be done. If anyone else has some reliable info with references, please go ahead. It is a pretty dry topic and doesn't seem that well supported by users. Vein2. 23 Sept 2009. —Preceding undated comment was added at 01:12, 23 September 2008 (UTC).
What does derogative mean in the context of blood vessels. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.2.159.203 (talk) 19:48, 30 October 2009 (UTC)
Needs pictures edit
I think when most people come to this page, they have in mind the "spider veins" that occur on legs. We need pictures of that. --Iamozy (talk) 15:52, 30 January 2016 (UTC)
Another cause. edit
Radiation therapy for cancer can also cause telangiectasias according to a radiation oncologist I know. Thank you, Wordreader (talk) 23:58, 16 February 2016 (UTC)
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Last paragraph of introduction needs fixing, is unclear as to what actually is being meant:
"Telangiectasiasyndrome|CREST]] variant of scleroderma, also known today as limited scleroderma (CREST is an acronym that stands for calcinosis, Raynaud's phenomenon, esophageal dysmotility, sclerodactyly, and telangiectasia)." Ken K. Smith (a.k.a. Thin Smek) (talk) 12:41, 8 January 2019 (UTC)