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The significance of cutaneous spider naevi in children
Published in:
Arch Dis Child, Vol: 91, Page: 604-5
Publication Date:
July 2006
Aims & Objectives:
The aim of this study was to evaluate the occurrence of spider naevi in children with and without liver disease
Abstract:
BACKGROUND: Cutaneous spider naevi are commonly considered to be a clinical sign of chronic liver disease. Little is known about their occurrence in children. AIM: To evaluate the occurrence of spider naevi in children with and without liver disease. METHODS: The presence of spider naevi was investigated in 460 children, 34 of whom had chronic liver disease. RESULTS: Of 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. CONCLUSIONS: Children 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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Study Type:
Study Papers » Case Control Study » Analytical Studies
Categories:
spider naevi; liver disease
International Classification:
Diseases of the circulatory system - Diseases of arteries, arterioles and capillaries - spider naevi
Keywords:
- Adolescent
- Age Factors
- Case-Control Studies
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Chronic Disease
- Female
- Humans
- Infant
- Liver Diseases/ complications
- Male
- Nevus/ etiology
- Skin Neoplasms/ etiology
Geography:
Republic of Ireland (Ireland)