Acral arteriolar ectasia
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Acral arteriolar ectasia is characterized by purple serpiginous
ectatic arterioles on the back if the fingers, presenting in the fifth decade of life.
Serpiginous
Serpiginous, often referring to some chronic medical affliction, signifies it as slowly progressive or "creeping", such as ringworm. Regarding skin ailments in particular, this means that such a disease leaves scar tissue below while continuing to affect the skin above.Serpiginous choroidopathy is...
ectatic arterioles on the back if the fingers, presenting in the fifth decade of life.