HEREDITARY HEMORRHAGIC TELANGIECTASIA WITH RECURRING (FAMILIAL) HEREDITARY EPISTAXIS
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Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia: Presenting with Epistaxis
Osler-Weber-Rendu disease (OWRD) or Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia (HHT) is a rare autosomal dominant disorder that causes muco-cutanesous and visceral vascular dysplasia and results in increased tendency for bleeding [1-4]. Patients with HHT may present with variety of symptoms and management differs accordingly. Epistaxis is the most common symptom of HHT and mucocutaneous telangiectas...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Internal Medicine
سال: 1921
ISSN: 0730-188X
DOI: 10.1001/archinte.1921.00100070105007