A case of benign hereditary telangiectasia without family history

A case of benign hereditary telangiectasia without family history*

Dear Edito, A 60-year-old white female patient sought treatment for asymptomatic erythematous-telangiectasia macules on her upper limbs, back, abdomen, thighs, neck, and lips (Figures 1 and 2). The condition started at 7 years of age. Her lower limbs showed no skin alterations, and she never developed mucosal nor visceral bleeding. Darier’s sign was negative. She suffered from hypertension and ...

Hereditary benign Telangiectasia: Report of 6 cases in a family

Hereditary benign telangiectasia is an uncommon idiopathic skin disorder characterized by generalized telangiectases and angiomatous lesions of the skin. The diagnosis should be suspected in patients with such cutaneous lesions, positive family history, no associated bleeding problems, and no mucosal involvement. We present six cases of hereditary benign telangiectasia in three generations of o...

Hereditary benign telangiectasia?

Hereditary benign telangiectasia--first family in Northern Ireland.

Hereditary benign telangiectasia (HBT), first described in 1971,1 is a rare autosomal dominant disorder.2' 3, 4 It is characterised by widespread telangiectases which may be punctate, plaquelike, radiating or merely a diffuse blush. The lesions generally are observed before adolescence, and rarely during the first year of life.5 It is important to recognise HBT as it may only cause cosmetic dis...

A case of hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia.

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 n...