Spider Angioma Research Paper

Spider angioma is a mutation in the Integumentary System where there is a collection of thin walled, dilated blood vessels in a small area near the epidermis. These vessels are usually red, purple, or blue. In the center of the thin blood vessels, is a central spot that is usually red and more apparent than the rest of the mutation because it is located above the epidermis. Due to the way it looks, the disease has the name “Spider” because of the central spot and the vessels branching off of it tend to look like a spider (Ellis). The structure of the Integumentary System is split into three layers. The first layer is the Epidermis, which contains mostly dead cells. The second layer is the Dermis, which contains the blood supply. And the third layer is the Hypodermis, which contains the fat molecules. The section of the skin that would be most affected would be the Dermis because it contains the blood supply and Spider Angiomas are dilated blood vessels as stated previously. However, the central of the Spider Angioma is shown above the Epidermis. The symptoms and location of Spider Angioma are usually more common in adults than children. Within

The patient was evaluated for a liver transplantation. During the evaluation the doctors physical observation the doctor’s observed multiple things, such as Atrophy, Jaundice, Ascites, and more importantly Spider Angioma. Eight months later the patient went through a successful liver transplant. And then six months after the transplant, the patient's skin mutation of Spider Angiomas seemed to disappeared (Detray and De Roover, 2009). The root of this patient's Spider Angioma(s) was his liver disease associated with alcohol abuse. Therefor, once he got a liver transplant his Spider Angioma(s) seemed to disappear. A liver transplant is only one way to treat Spider