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John R. Person, MD; Christopher Longcope, MD
Department of Dermatology The Fallon Clinic 630 Plantation St Worcester, MA 01605; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology University of Massachusetts Medical Center Worcester

Arch Dermatol. 1985;121(7):836-837.

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To the Editor.—

Generalized essential telangiectasia is an uncommon disorder.^1-4 It is seen primarily in women,² is sometimes familial,⁴ and the average age at onset is 38 years.² The telangiectasias slowly progress over years or decades^2,3 and are not accompanied by associated systemic problems.² The telangiectasias vary in pattern and distribution and may respond to tetracycline hydrochloride.^2,3

Unilateral nevoid telangiectasia is a similar but segmental disorder^5-8 that is seen more commonly. It usually occurs in women at puberty, during pregnancy, or while taking oral contraceptives^5,6 but has also occurred in men with cirrhosis of the liver,⁶ a finding that is reminiscent of the onset of vascular spiders.⁷ It was therefore hypothesized that estrogenic stimulation was involved in the pathogenesis of the disorder.^6,8 This theory was given considerable impetus in 1983 when Uhlin and McCarty⁹ found a severalfold . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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