Acquired unilateral nevoid telangiectasia: case report

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International Journal of Development Research

Volume: 
10
Article ID: 
20019
3 pages
Research Article

Acquired unilateral nevoid telangiectasia: case report

Maria Amélia Lopes dos Santos, Alline Oliveira das Neves Mota, Juliana Bacellar Nunes de Britto, Mayara Silva Nascimento, Bruna Cavaleiro de Macêdo Souza, Ana Carolina Batista Pamplona de Freitas and Lorena de Britto Pereira da Cruz

Abstract: 

Unilateral nevoid telangiectasia (UNT) is a rare vascular dermatosis, characterized by areas of superficial telangiectasias distributed in a linear unilateral pattern. Several theories were developed to explain its etiopathogenesis. The most widely accepted is the one which establishes its probable association with an increase in the estrogen levels, exist two types: congenital and acquired. Objective: describe a rare case in the Dermatology Department at the State University of Pará. Case report: a healthy 47-years-old woman with acquired unilateral nevoid telangiectasia, without any comorbidities, clinical, and /or laboratory findings indicative of hyperestrogenism. Comments: UNT is a rare and little-known entity, it deserves disclosure in the scientific community.

DOI: 
https://doi.org/10.37118/ijdr.20019.09.2020
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