What Is Liver Disease?
6. Spider-like clusters
Many healthy women have small clusters of arteries that appear on the skin. With a center red dot and blood vessels that radiate outward, these spider naevi, or angiomas, can resemble spiders or webs. They commonly occur when there is a lot of estrogen present in your system, such as during pregnancy.
Spider naevi can also be a sign of an unhealthy liver, however, usually involving alcohol-related liver cirrhosis. When the liver is not metabolizing hormones correctly, they may occur on the upper half of the body in large numbers. Although more unusual, spider naevi can also occur on men.
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