Bloody Lips - Gluing Bleeding Lower Lip Spider Angioma in Decompensated Cirrhosis.

ABSTRACT: Spider angiomas are dilated vascular channels in the skin. They have a central arteriole with surrounding vascular channels resembling legs of a spider, hence the name. They are frequently associated with liver cirrhosis, thyrotoxicosis, and pregnancy. We present the case of a 49-year-old gentleman who was referred to our liver clinic with complaints of jaundice and ascites of one-month duration. The patient was a chronic alcohol consumer, consuming country-made liquor, 80-100 grams/day for past 8-10 years. He was diagnosed with Acute on chronic liver failure with a model for end-stage liver disease score of 38. During his hospital stay, he developed active spurting from a spider angioma on his lower lip (video 1), which was initially tackled with hand compressions, which stopped bleeding

SUBMITTER: Gandotra A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10797178 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar-Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature