Talk:Venous lake

How is this asymptomatic?
This article says:


 * A venous lake (which are also known as "Phlebectases"[1]) is an asymptomatic, generally solitary, soft, compressible, dark blue to violaceous, 0.2- to 1-cm papule commonly found on sun-exposed surfaces of the vermilion border of the lip, face and ears.

So, it's a purple lump. Visible and feel-able. How can it be called "asymptomatic"?

The symptom article confirms that a departure from normality, noticed by the "patient", is indeed a symptom. I'll remove the word "asymptomatic" from the intro.

I've also removed it from this list: Asymptomatic.

Gronky (talk) 22:04, 11 December 2011 (UTC)

Etymology?
The name "Venous lake" is rather unusual for a medical condition. "Lake" here probably does not mean "an enclosed, inland body of water...." Can anyone find out about its origin? --Eliyahu S Talk 21:59, 15 November 2016 (UTC)