Table 2:

Schöbinger's classification of superficial AVMs14

GradeDescription
IQuiescent lesion, pink or blue cutaneous stain, warm lesion, AV shunt on Doppler sonography
IIExpansive lesion, pulsatile lesion, thrill; dilated draining veins
IIIGrade II + necrosis, infection, hemorrhage or pain
IVGrade III + cardiac failure