Telangiectasia is the dilation (widening) of small superficial
vessels and capillaries that cause flat red marks on the hands,
face, and tongue. Telangiectasia can be a symptom of scleroderma or
other systemic diseases.
Review Date: 03/10/2011
Reviewed By: Harvey Simon, MD, Editor-in-Chief, Associate Professor of Medicine,
Harvard Medical School; Physician, Massachusetts General Hospital.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
