| • | fine, threadlike telangiectasia develop in a unilateral (~ Blashkoid) distribution |
| • | rare in men; tends to correlate with increased levels of estrogen experienced during puberty, pregnancy or with cirrhosis |
| • | most commonly accepted theory – increased levels of estrogen receptors in the involved skin |
| • | (I often confuse this with Unilateral Laterothoracic Exanthem – but it is totally different and not a ddx because ULE occurs in children, is transient 2 to 6 weeks, and not telangectatic) |
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