Spider angioma

Alternative names:

nevus araneus

Symptoms:

• a vascular (blood vessel) lesion
  • typically a red dot in the center with a reddish blush extending out for some distance around it (a few millimeters to a centimeter or more)
  • disappears with pressure and reappears when the pressure is released.

• common in children
• most frequently seen on the face, below the eyes and over the cheekbones
• other common sites include hands, forearms and ears

Signs and tests:

No testing is usually necessary.