Rare diseases · Sign or symptom
Tongue telangiectasia
HP:0000227
What it means
Telangiectasia (that is, the presence of small dilated superficial blood vessels) of the tongue.
Rare diseases that can present with this1
The range is how often this sign appears among people diagnosed with each disease — it is not a probability of having any of them. Many of these signs also occur in common, non-rare conditions. A sign on this page is a conversation to have with a clinician, not a conclusion.
Part of the broader category
Also called: Angioectasias of the tongue · Lingual angioectasias · Lingual telangiectasia · Spider veins of the tongue
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