A giant spider nevus in a patient of hepatitis C-related liver cirrhosis: A rare presentation

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.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Sood, Ajit, Gupta, Rahul, Midha, Vandana
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2015
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4606583/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26539373
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2229-516X.165373
Descripción
Sumario: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.

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