PALMAR ERYTHEMA AND SPIDER ANGIOMATA IN RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS
Authors: J H BLAND, R O'BRIEN, R E BOUCHARD
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1958)

Article1 May 1958PALMAR ERYTHEMA AND SPIDER ANGIOMATA IN RHEUMATOID ARTHRITISJOHN H. BLAND, M.D., F.A.C.P., ROBERT O'BRIEN, M.D., RICHARD E. BOUCHARD, M.D.JOHN H. BLAND, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, ROBERT O'BRIEN, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, RICHARD E. BOUCHARD, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-48-5-1026 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptSave for the extensive observations and investigations of Dr. William B. Bean, the physical signs of palmar erythema and spider angiomata have received little clinical attention or interpretation. The forces producing them remain obscure. Their possible significance in diagnosis and therapy is an interesting, if diminutive, field for speculation.Their appearance in a variety of disease states as well as in physiologic conditions—namely, pregnancy and normal aging—makes their observation and study a worth while project. They may provide foundation for important research; their proper interpretation currently has clinical usefulness. Spider angiomata have been most noted in chronic liver disease. Palmar...Bibliography1. Chalmers HJ: A symmetrical palmar erythema, Lancet 2: 1514-1516, 1899. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. Lane JE: Erythema palmare hereditarium, Arch. Dermat. and Syph. 20: 445-448, 1929. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. Ambler JV: Erythema palmare hereditarium, Arch. Dermat. and Syph. 25: 1156-1157, 1932. Google Scholar4. Bean WB: Acquired palmar erythema and cutaneous vascular spiders, Am. Heart J. 25: 463-477, 1943. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. BeanCogswellDexterEmbick WBRMJF: Vascular changes of the skin in pregnancy, Surg., Gynec. and Obst. 88: 739-752, 1949. MedlineGoogle Scholar6. Bean WB: The arterial spider and similar lesions of the skin and mucous membrane, Circulation 8: 117-129, 1953. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar7. Bean WB: A note on the development of cutaneous arterial spiders and palmar erythema in persons with liver disease and their development following the administration of estrogens, Am. J. M. Sc. 204: 251-253, 1942. CrossrefGoogle Scholar8. Bean WB: The natural history and significance of certain vascular changes in the skin and mucous surfaces, Quart. Bull., Northwestern Univ. M. School 27: 89-98, 1953. MedlineGoogle Scholar9. Bean WB: Changing incidence of certain vascular lesions of the skin with ageing, in Ciba Foundation Colloquia on Ageing Vol. 1, 1955-56, Little, Brown and Company, Boston, pp. 80-87. CrossrefGoogle Scholar10. Clinical pathological conference, State University of Iowa College of Medicine, J. Iowa M. Soc. 43: 107-115, 1953. MedlineGoogle Scholar11. Bean WB: The cutaneous arterial spider, a survey, Medicine 24: 243-331, 1945. CrossrefGoogle Scholar12. WalshBecker NSW: Erythema palmare and naevus araneus-like telangiectasis, Arch. Dermat. and Syph. 44: 616-630, 1941. CrossrefGoogle Scholar13. ReynoldsFoster SRFL: Peripheral vascular action of estrogen, observed in the ear of the rabbit, J. Pharmacol. and Exper. Therap. 68: 173-184, 1940. Google Scholar14. EdwardsHamiltonDuntleyHubert EAJBSQG: Cutaneous vascular and pigmentary changes in castrate and eunuchoid men, Endocrinology 28: 119-128, 1941. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: *Received for publication February 23, 1957.From the University of Vermont College of Medicine.Requests for reprints should be addressed to John H. Bland, M.D., 376 College Street, Burlington, Vermont. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byGastroenterological SignsLiver Palms (Palmar Erythema)Palmar ErythemaSarcoidosis presenting as palmar erythemaCompendiumHautveränderungen bei inneren ErkrankungenRHEUMATISM AND ARTHRITIS: REVIEW OF AMERICAN AND ENGLISH LITERATURE OF RECENT YEARS (THIRTEENTH RHEUMATISM REVIEW)*CHARLEY J. SMYTH, M.D., F.A.C.P., ROGER L. BLACK, M.D., FELIX E. DEMARTINI, M.D., IVAN F. DUFF, M.D., F.A.C.P., EPHRAIM P. ENGLEMAN, M.D., F.A.C.P., DONALD C. GRAHAM, M.D., F.R.C.P.(C), MAX M. MONTGOMERY, M.D., F.A.C.P., HOWARD F. POLLEY, M.D., F.A.C.P., EDWARD F. ROSENBERG, M.D., F.A.C.P., CARLOS F. SACASA, M.D., F.A.C.P., OTTO STEINBROCKER, M.D., HANS WAINE, M.D., GEORGE M. WILSON JR., M.D. 1 May 1958Volume 48, Issue 5Page: 1026-1032KeywordsArthritisChronic liver diseaseErythemaEstrogensObservational studiesPregnancyRheumatoid arthritisSpondylitisSteroid hormones ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 May 1958 PDF downloadLoading ...