ArticleArchives of disease in childhood2006
The significance of cutaneous spider naevi in children.
Article in Archives of disease in childhood, 2006. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.
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- Multi-wavelength laser treatments of spider nevi.Lasers in medical science · 2019Trial
- Multiple laser spot sizes treatment of childhood spider nevi: a retrospective study of 452 patients.Lasers in medical science · 2026Article
- Spider Angioma Number and Location as Potential Prognostic Indicators in Chronic Liver Disease: A Case Report.Cureus · 2023Article
- Impact of spider nevus and subcutaneous collateral vessel of chest/abdominal wall on outcomes of liver cirrhosis.Archives of medical science : AMS · 2019Article
- The risk of misinterpreting genital signs of sexual abuse in cadavers: a case report.International journal of legal medicine · 2013Article
- Cutaneous manifestations of common liver diseases.Journal of clinical and experimental hepatology · 2011Review
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Abstract
backgroundCutaneous spider naevi are commonly considered to be a clinical sign of chronic liver disease. Little is known about their occurrence in children.
aimTo evaluate the occurrence of spider naevi in children with and without liver disease.
methodsThe presence of spider naevi was investigated in 460 children, 34 of whom had chronic liver disease.
resultsOf children without liver involvement, 38% had at least one spider naevus. The prevalence of spider naevi increased with age. Of control patients aged 5 to 15 years, 2.5% had more than five spiders present. Although eight of 10 children with cirrhosis had at least one spider naevus, only four of 34 children with chronic liver disease had five or more spiders present. Most spiders were on the hands and very few were >5 mm in size.
conclusionsChildren with liver disease rarely have large numbers of spider naevi. Although the finding of five or more spider naevi is more common in liver disease, many normal children also have one or more of these lesions.
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