A Case of Rendu-Osler-Weber Disease: Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia.
- Author:
Hyung Suk PARK
1
;
Kyu Taek LEE
;
Byeong Hoon AHN
;
Jong Kyun LEE
;
Joon Hyoek LEE
;
Poong Lyul RHEE
;
Jae Jun KIM
;
Kwang Cheol KOH
;
Seung Woon PAIK
;
Jong Chul RHEE
;
Won Jae LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Sung Kyun Kwan University College of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Rendu-Osler-Weber disease;
Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia
- MeSH:
Aneurysm;
Arteriovenous Fistula;
Blood Vessels;
Central Nervous System;
Epistaxis;
Estrogens, Conjugated (USP);
Heart Failure;
Hemorrhage;
Liver;
Lung;
Mucous Membrane;
Skin;
Telangiectasia, Hereditary Hemorrhagic*;
Telangiectasis
- From:Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
1997;17(6):835-840
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia, also knawn as Rendu-Osler-Weber disease, is a rare autosomal dominant condition characterized by telangiectases, arteriovenous fistulas, and aneurysms involving the skin and mucosa, as well as blood vessels of the lung, liver, and central nervous system. The most common clinical manifestations are epistaxis and gastrointestinal bleeding. Arteriovenous shunting leads to hepatic congestion, and congestive heart failure may occur. We report a casie of Rendu-Osler-Weber disease which revealed typical clinical symptoms and radiologic findings with a review of relevant literatures.
