Black spot on fingertip?!
Question: Black spot on fingertip!?
Its not a bloodblister!. There are tiny dots that make it up!. Any idea!?!?
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It comes and goes only around my fingertips!. ThanksWww@Answer-Health@Com
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It comes and goes only around my fingertips!. ThanksWww@Answer-Health@Com
Answers:
To me it looks like a spider angioma, and here's some info from:
http://www!.merck!.com/mmhe/sec18/ch215/ch!.!.!.
"Spider Angiomas
Spider angiomas are small, bright red spots consisting of a central dilated blood vessel surrounded by slender dilated capillaries that resemble spider legs!.
Many people have a few spider angiomas, which are often referred to as "broken" blood vessels!. Spider angiomas on the face are commonly seen in fair-skinned people and are thought to be due to sun exposure!. In most people, there is no known cause, but people with cirrhosis often develop many spider angiomas, as do many women who are pregnant or who are using oral contraceptives!. Spider angiomas are not present at birth!.
Spider angiomas appear as tiny, hard-to-see red spots less than ? inch across!. They are harmless and generally cause no symptoms; they are only of cosmetic significance!. Spider angiomas that develop during pregnancy or oral contraceptive use usually disappear on their own 6 to 9 months after childbirth or after discontinuing oral contraceptive use!. If treatment is desired for cosmetic reasons, a doctor can destroy the central blood vessel with laser therapy or with an electric needle!."
I would disagree that they are totally harmless because they can be an indication of a greater problem!. The only one that comes to mind is ataxia-telangiectasia, but that is very rare!. If you have serious problems falling all the time, or walking into things, you might want to talk to a doctor, but otherwise no worries!.
If you are still freaked out and think that this might describe you, here's the wiki link:
http://en!.wikipedia!.org/wiki/Ataxia_Tela!.!.!.
Note that this should probably not be your only spider vein and there are other things that you'd notice, like a propensity for lower respiratory infections!.
I hope this helps!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
http://www!.merck!.com/mmhe/sec18/ch215/ch!.!.!.
"Spider Angiomas
Spider angiomas are small, bright red spots consisting of a central dilated blood vessel surrounded by slender dilated capillaries that resemble spider legs!.
Many people have a few spider angiomas, which are often referred to as "broken" blood vessels!. Spider angiomas on the face are commonly seen in fair-skinned people and are thought to be due to sun exposure!. In most people, there is no known cause, but people with cirrhosis often develop many spider angiomas, as do many women who are pregnant or who are using oral contraceptives!. Spider angiomas are not present at birth!.
Spider angiomas appear as tiny, hard-to-see red spots less than ? inch across!. They are harmless and generally cause no symptoms; they are only of cosmetic significance!. Spider angiomas that develop during pregnancy or oral contraceptive use usually disappear on their own 6 to 9 months after childbirth or after discontinuing oral contraceptive use!. If treatment is desired for cosmetic reasons, a doctor can destroy the central blood vessel with laser therapy or with an electric needle!."
I would disagree that they are totally harmless because they can be an indication of a greater problem!. The only one that comes to mind is ataxia-telangiectasia, but that is very rare!. If you have serious problems falling all the time, or walking into things, you might want to talk to a doctor, but otherwise no worries!.
If you are still freaked out and think that this might describe you, here's the wiki link:
http://en!.wikipedia!.org/wiki/Ataxia_Tela!.!.!.
Note that this should probably not be your only spider vein and there are other things that you'd notice, like a propensity for lower respiratory infections!.
I hope this helps!.Www@Answer-Health@Com