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Otsuka E, Kitamura M, Sawase K, Nakamura M, Inoue H, Yamaguchi K, Funakoshi S, Takazono T, Mukae H, Nishino T. Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia in a Patient Undergoing Hemodialysis with Anticoagulants and Antiplatelets: A Case Report. Intern Med 2023:2180-23. [PMID: 37866921 DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.2180-23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2023] Open
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Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) is an autosomal dominant disorder that causes abnormal blood vessel formation and bleeding. We herein report a 61-year-old woman with aggravated HHT symptoms after hemodialysis initiation. She was diagnosed with HHT based on her recurrent bleeding, abnormal blood vessel formation, and family history. Despite bleeding complications, the patient required anticoagulants and antiplatelet agents to treat cardiovascular complications. Eventually, the patient died of extensive cerebral hemorrhaging. Our experience suggests that special attention should be paid to bleeding complications in high-risk patients.
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- Emiko Otsuka
- Department of Nephrology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Japan
- Nagasaki Renal Center, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Japan
- Nagasaki Renal Center, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Japan
- Nagasaki Renal Center, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Japan
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Kobayashi T, Ishiyama S, Ono Y. Osler-Weber-Rendu Disease: Unexpected Cause of Anemia. Intern Med 2023; 62:955-956. [PMID: 35989270 PMCID: PMC10076148 DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.0135-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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- Department of General Medicine, National Defense Medical College, Japan
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- Department of General Medicine, National Defense Medical College, Japan
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de Paiva Gonçalves V, Onofre MA, Bufalino A, Navarro CM, Cirelli JA, Ortega RM. Periodontal treatment of patients with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia. Gen Dent 2022; 70:67-71. [PMID: 35749250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) is a rare condition in which fragile vascular walls lead to increased risks of bleeding, cerebral abscesses, arteriovenous malformations, anemia, and thrombosis. To date, no protocol has been established for optimizing the clinical outcomes of periodontal treatment in patients with this condition. The aim of this case report is to describe a safe clinical approach to periodontal treatment in a patient with HHT. A 39-year-old woman had a history of multiple macules on the oral mucosa, and a diagnosis of HHT was made based on the Curaçao diagnostic criteria (epistaxis, telangiectases, visceral lesions, and family history). Evaluation of the patient's periodontal clinical parameters and radiographs led to a diagnosis of generalized periodontitis, stage IV, grade C. The patient underwent nonsurgical periodontal therapy consisting of supragingival and subgingival scaling and root planing under a careful and specific protocol that included antibiotic prophylaxis before each session. Two months after therapy, the periodontal reevaluation showed improvement in the clinical parameters at most sites. Sites with remaining periodontal pockets were re-treated according to the same protocol, including the antibiotic prophylaxis. The patient was enrolled in a periodontal maintenance program, and her HHT was routinely monitored by her physician. Periodontal treatment may promote secondary complications in patients with HHT if appropriate systemic care is not provided, and the periodontal treatment plan should be designed individually for each patient. Establishing the correct HHT diagnosis and coordinating care with the patient's physician are essential to safe, effective treatment.
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Errasti Díaz S, Peñalva M, Recio-Poveda L, Vilches S, Casado-Vela J, Pérez Pérez J, Botella LM, Albiñana V, Cuesta AM. A Novel Splicing Mutation in the ACVRL1/ALK1 Gene as a Cause of HHT2. J Clin Med 2022; 11. [PMID: 35683441 DOI: 10.3390/jcm11113053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2022] [Revised: 05/20/2022] [Accepted: 05/26/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia (HHT) is a rare disorder of vascular development. Common manifestations include epistaxis, telangiectasias and arteriovenous malformations in multiple organs. Different deletions or nonsense mutations have been described in the ENG (HHT1) or ACVRL1/ALK1 (HHT2) genes, all affecting endothelial homeostasis. A novel mutation in ACVRL1/ALK1 has been identified in a Peruvian family with a clinical history compatible to HHT. Subsequently, 23 DNA samples from oral exchanges (buccal swaps) of the immediate family members were analyzed together with their clinical histories. A routine cDNA PCR followed by comparative DNA sequencing between the founder and another healthy family member showed the presence of the aforementioned specific mutation. The single mutation detected (c.525 + 1G > T) affects the consensus splice junction immediately after exon 4, provokes anomalous splicing and leads to the inclusion of intron IV between exons 4 and 5 in the ACVRL1/ALK1 mRNA and, therefore, to ALK1 haploinsufficiency. Complete sequencing determined that 10 of the 25 family members analyzed were affected by the same mutation. Notably, the approach described in this report could be used as a diagnostic technique, easily incorporated in clinical practice in developing countries and easily extrapolated to other patients carrying such a mutation.
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Yamaoka M, Kanzawa Y, Tatehara S, Sasaki K, Mizuki S, Ohnishi J, Nakajima T, Ishimaru N, Kinami S. Recurrent erysipelas led to diagnosis of hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia. Infez Med 2022; 30:129-133. [PMID: 35350259 PMCID: PMC8929743 DOI: 10.53854/liim-3001-16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2021] [Accepted: 02/07/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) is a risk of infection, such as by brain abscess associated with pulmonary arteriovenous malformations. However, association between HHT and recurrent erysipelas is not well described. HHT can cause vessel malformations in organs, leading to various serious outcomes. Prophylactic treatment is effective, but many people with HHT are undiagnosed. HHT is not described as a risk factor for soft tissue infection, but may increase the risk of serious infections requiring hospitalization. Our 72-year-old female patient was admitted for recurrent erysipelas. Pulmonary nodules indicated pulmonary arteriovenous fistula on chest computed tomography. By recognizing this combination, although seemingly unrelated problems, we could diagnose HHT and the patient could receive adequate treatment to prevent life-threatening events. The recurrent erysipelas was likely associated with HHT. Recurrent erysipelas is an important presentation which may facilitate early diagnosis of HHT.
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- Mari Yamaoka
- Department of General Internal Medicine, Akashi Medical Center, Hyogo, Japan
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- Department of General Internal Medicine, Akashi Medical Center, Hyogo, Japan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Hyogo, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Kobe University Hospital, Hyogo, Japan
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- Department of General Internal Medicine, Akashi Medical Center, Hyogo, Japan
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- Department of General Internal Medicine, Akashi Medical Center, Hyogo, Japan
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- Department of General Internal Medicine, Akashi Medical Center, Hyogo, Japan
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- Department of General Internal Medicine, Akashi Medical Center, Hyogo, Japan
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- Department of General Internal Medicine, Akashi Medical Center, Hyogo, Japan
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Chen F, Yang M, Wen Z, Yu C. Identification of a novel ENG gene mutation (c.1550_1551dupTG, p.S518*) in a Chinese family with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia. Med Clin (Barc) 2021; 157:537-541. [PMID: 34728086 DOI: 10.1016/j.medcli.2021.07.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2021] [Revised: 07/06/2021] [Accepted: 07/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND It is very important to diagnose Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) early through appropriate screening and preventive treatment of a patient and their affected family members. This study aimed to report on a case of a Chinese family with heterozygous ENG-related HHT. METHODS Gene mutations were identified by whole-exome sequencing and physical examination were conducted to reveal the clinical symptoms. RESULTS Physical examination revealed symptomatic anaemia, coagulation system disorder and multiple red or pink spots reflecting telangiectases on the eyelids, tongue, palate and nasal cavity. Nine other affected relatives were identified in examining his family tree, among which three family members had died due to nose bleeding and one member presented symptomatic anaemia requiring blood transfusions. A novel heterozygous variation c.1550_1551dupTG (p.S518*) in ENG gene was identified. CONCLUSIONS The patient and his daughter were confirmed to have heterozygous ENG-related HHT and the novel ENG heterozygous variant may play an important role on the severe symptoms of HHT. However, further case follow-up and functional studies should be conducted to confirm these mechanismal hypotheses.
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- Fang Chen
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Guangzhou Red Cross Hospital, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Guangzhou Red Cross Hospital, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China.
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Gancarczyk U, Podolec P, Przewłocki T, Prochownik P, Komar M. Percutaneous left atrial appendage closure in a patient with atrial fibrillation and osler-weber-rendu disease. Wiad Lek 2019; 72:2060-2062. [PMID: 31983153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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We present a case report of a 79-year-old woman with permanent atrial fibrillation and Osler-Weber-Rendu disease who underwent percutaneous closure of left atrial appendage. The patient had a history of small bowel resection due to mesenteric embolism and recurrent episodes of gastrointestinal bleeding, epistaxis and hemarthrosis. Bleeding episodes were exacerbated by anticoagulation therapy causing severe anemia that required repeated red blood cells transfusions. Left atrial appendage occlusion with Watchman 30 mm LAA Device was successfully performed. In long-term observation no thromboembolic event, epistaxis or severe bleeding have occurred.
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- Urszula Gancarczyk
- Klinika Chorób Serca i Naczyń, Instytut Kardiologii UJ CM, Krakowski Szpital Specjalistyczny Im. Jana Pawła II, Kraków, Polska
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- Klinika Chorób Serca i Naczyń, Instytut Kardiologii UJ CM, Krakowski Szpital Specjalistyczny Im. Jana Pawła II, Kraków, Polska
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- Klinika Chorób Serca i Naczyń, Instytut Kardiologii UJ CM, Krakowski Szpital Specjalistyczny Im. Jana Pawła II, Kraków, Polska
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- Klinika Chorób Serca i Naczyń, Instytut Kardiologii UJ CM, Krakowski Szpital Specjalistyczny Im. Jana Pawła II, Kraków, Polska
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- Klinika Chorób Serca i Naczyń, Instytut Kardiologii UJ CM, Krakowski Szpital Specjalistyczny Im. Jana Pawła II, Kraków, Polska
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Yokoo K, Yamada G, Chiba H, Ishikawa A, Morisaki H, Saijo H, Kudoh S, Kitamura Y, Hirokawa N, Miyajima M, Watanabe A, Takahashi H. A new ENG mutation in a Japanese family with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia and pulmonary arteriovenous malformations. Respir Med Case Rep 2018; 25:73-77. [PMID: 30073140 PMCID: PMC6068337 DOI: 10.1016/j.rmcr.2018.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2018] [Revised: 06/30/2018] [Accepted: 07/01/2018] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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We present a case series of four siblings with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) and pulmonary arteriovenous malformations (PAVM). The patients' mother has HHT. Case 1: A 22-year-old man developed dyspnea and epistaxis. CT revealed a large PAVM, treated by segmentectomy. Case 2: A 27-year-old woman developed epistaxis and dyspnea. CT revealed three PAVMs, treated by partial resection. Case 3: A 20-year-old woman developed dyspnea. CT revealed multiple PAVMs, treated with endovascular occlusion of the largest one. Case 4: A 12-year-old woman developed epistaxis. CT revealed multiple PAVMs, observed without treatment. Genetic testing identified a new mutation, ENG c.1517T>C (p.Leu506Pro), in all patients and their mother. We suspect that HHT in these patients may be associated with this ENG mutation.
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- Keiki Yokoo
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Teine Keijinkai Hospital, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Teine Keijinkai Hospital, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine and Allergology, Sapporo Medical University, Japan
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Sapporo Medical University, Japan
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Sakakibara Heart Institute, Japan (Formerly, Department of Bioscience and Genetics, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center Research Institute), Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine and Allergology, Sapporo Medical University, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Kushiro City General Hospital, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Kushiro City General Hospital, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Sapporo Medical University, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Surgery, Sapporo Medical University, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Surgery, Sapporo Medical University, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine and Allergology, Sapporo Medical University, Japan
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Tsoleridis T, Galanou L, Tsoleridis S. Anesthesia management of a patient with a femoral neck fracture and hered-itary hemorrhagic telangiectasia. Hippokratia 2016; 20:303-305. [PMID: 29416304 PMCID: PMC5788230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND The hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) or Osler-Weber-Rendu syndrome is an autosomal dominant genetic disorder affecting the small blood vessels due to mutations in specific genes that lead to angiogenesis errors. HHT represents a clinical entity with great clinical interest as severe, unpredicted, and life-threatening bleeding, sepsis, ischemia, and hemodynamic failure might occur. Literature regarding anesthesia and perioperative management of such patients is limited, with no published papers for orthopedic surgery in patients with HHT. CASE REPORT An 82-year-old HHT female patient with femoral neck fracture was scheduled for hemiarthroplasty. Computerized tomography scan revealed an arteriovenous malformation (AVM) in the right lung. The nature of surgery in association with AVM presence suggested the use of regional anesthesia (RA) as the optimal choice. Midazolam (2 mg) was administered as premedication. Perioperatively, Levobupivacaine hydrochloride (15 mg) was administered in the subarachnoid space, at the L4-L5 lumbar intervertebral space, using a 29 Gauge needle. The patient was in lateral position with close monitoring of her blood pressure, electrocardiogram, oxygen saturation, and urine output. Two units of blood were transfused perioperatively. Her recovery was uneventful and she was discharged after ten days. CONCLUSION Patients with HHT require careful preoperative evaluation to identify and appreciate possible symptoms as well as to assess their pulmonary and cardiac function accurately. Meticulous preoperative planning is required to minimize perioperative risks and additionally close perioperative monitoring is essential. RA was preferred to general anesthesia as positive pressure ventilation could lead to hypoxia, AVM rupture, embolism, and hemodynamic collapse, while RA offers absence of respiratory stress, excellent muscle relaxation, and decreases blood loss, lowers probability of venal thrombosis and pulmonary embolism, and assists to better perioperative management of analgesia, thus contributing to positive outcome of surgery. Hippokratia 2016, 20(4): 303-305.
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- T Tsoleridis
- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Treatment, General Hospital of Rhodes, Rhodes, Greece
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Treatment, General Hospital of Rhodes, Rhodes, Greece
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Treatment, General Hospital of Rhodes, Rhodes, Greece
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Osler-Weber-Rendu disease, also known as hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia, is a rare autosomal dominant condition causing systemic fibrovascular dysplasia. It has an incidence of 1-2/100,000. Phenotypic variation is extreme ranging from asymptomatic to severely symptomatic, from cases with no or few mucocutaneous lesions to those with diffuse cutaneous telangiectasia. We discuss a case of Osler-Weber-Rendu disease causing diffuse cutaneous telangiectasia and hemoptysis. The patient presented with complaints of hemoptysis and was extensively examined and investigated before being diagnosed with Osler-Weber-Rendu disease. We successfully managed the patient's hemoptysis by bronchial artery embolization. This case emphasizes the need for careful examination and investigation and to consider such rare diseases when all the common causes of hemoptysis are ruled out. An early and proper diagnosis will lead to more effective management of such a rare disease with few treatment options available.
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- Amir M Khoja
- Department of Chest Medicine and Thoracic Endoscopy, Ruby Hall Clinic, Pune, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Chest Medicine and Thoracic Endoscopy, Ruby Hall Clinic, Pune, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Chest Medicine and Thoracic Endoscopy, Ruby Hall Clinic, Pune, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Chest Medicine and Thoracic Endoscopy, Ruby Hall Clinic, Pune, Maharashtra, India
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Hunter BN, Timmins BH, McDonald J, Whitehead KJ, Ward PD, Wilson KF. An evaluation of the severity and progression of epistaxis in hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia 1 versus hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia 2. Laryngoscope 2016; 126:786-90. [PMID: 26372311 PMCID: PMC4792805 DOI: 10.1002/lary.25604] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/03/2015] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) is an autosomal dominant vascular dysplasia whose hallmark symptom is spontaneous recurrent epistaxis. Two major genetic subtypes of this syndrome are HHT1 and HHT2. Severity of epistaxis ranges from occasional low-volume bleeding to frequent large-volume hemorrhage. This study evaluated the severity and progression of epistaxis in HHT1 versus HHT2. STUDY DESIGN Retrospective cohort study. METHODS A retrospective chart review was performed for 183 genotyped HHT patients seen at our center from 2010 to 2013. Data collected included epistaxis severity score (ESS), age of epistaxis onset, number and type of treatments, age at which treatments were sought, complete blood count values, ferritin, number of telangiectases, blood transfusions, iron therapy history, and patient demographics. RESULTS 115 subjects with HHT2 were compared to 68 with HHT1. Subjects with HHT2 had a higher ESS compared to HHT1 (P = .043) and a later age of onset of epistaxis (P = .005). HHT2 subjects were more likely to use oral iron (P = .032) and were more likely to seek interventions to control their epistaxis (P = .029). CONCLUSIONS HHT2 is associated with more severe epistaxis and a subsequent higher rate of interventions, requiring more aggressive therapy as compared to HHT1. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE 4.
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- University of Utah School Departments of Pathology and Radiology, SLC, UT, USA
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- University of Utah Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Pediatric Cardiology, Molecular Medicine Program, SLC, UT, USA
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- University of Utah Division of Otolaryngology--Head & Neck Surgery, SLC, UT, USA
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- University of Utah Division of Otolaryngology--Head & Neck Surgery, SLC, UT, USA
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Lee HE, Sagong C, Yeo KY, Ko JY, Kim JS, Yu HJ. A case of hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia. Ann Dermatol 2009; 21:206-8. [PMID: 20523789 DOI: 10.5021/ad.2009.21.2.206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2008] [Accepted: 11/28/2008] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia, also known as Osler-Weber-Rendu disease, is an autosomal dominant disorder of the fibrovascular tissue. It is characterized by the classic triad of mucocutaneous telangiectasias, recurrent hemorrhages, and familial occurrence. The cutaneous manifestation appear clinically as punctuate, linear, or splinter-like telangiectasias of the upper body, oral, and nasal mucous membranes, and nail beds. A 73-year-old woman presented with purpuric, punctuate, and tiny macules on the finger tips of both hands and the tongue. The skin lesions were discovered about 50 years previously. She had a family history of cutaneous telangiectasia. Also, she had episodes of recurrent epistaxis, gastrointestinal bleeding, and anemia. The gastroendoscopy revealed gastric angiodysplasia of the fundus and body of the stomach. The histopathologic study showed dilated capillaries lined by flat endothelial cells in the papillary dermis. From these findings, we diagnosed this case as hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia, which has rarely been reported in the dermatologic literature.
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- Ha Eun Lee
- Department of Dermatology, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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