Facial Erythema and Telangiectasia



Facial Erythema and Telangiectasia


Shilpi Khetarpal

Jeffrey S. Dover



BACKGROUND

Facial erythema, or redness, is one of the most common reasons patients seek consultation by dermatologists who perform laser and light-based treatments.


PRESENTATION

Patients present with a complaint of redness, flushing, or prominent blood vessels on the face. On clinical examination, they present with erythema alone, as erythema with telangiectasia, or with telangiectasia alone.




PATHOGENESIS

Flushing is a consequence of increased cutaneous blood flow secondary to vasodilation and due to a physiologic response of cutaneous vascular smooth muscle to autonomic or vasodilator stimuli. Flushing may be episodic, transient, or constant, depending on the etiology.

Jun 29, 2020 | Posted by in Dermatology | Comments Off on Facial Erythema and Telangiectasia

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