Telangiectasia

Telangiectasia is called chronic dilation of the capillaries of the skin and mucous membranes, causing small vascular lesions. This anomaly can be obtained, but it is usually congenital and often hereditary. Typically, telangiectasias appear on the face and legs. When they appear in the mucous membranes of the upper respiratory tract, some may bleed. Telangiectasia treated with electrocoagulation or cryotherapy.