Hereditary Hæmorrhagic Telangiectasia with Conjunctival Lesions

Hereditary Telangiectasia: Hodgkin's Disease

Dr. Cates: This man, who was employed as a fireman in an aircraft factory, died from vomiting blood on the 7th December last year. He was a known victim of familial telangiectasia and had had several previous episodes of haemorrhage from the gut which had been very severe. Before he died he developed a fresh disease for which he received a course of nitrogen mustard. In 1930, at the age of 31, ...

Hereditary benign telangiectasia?

Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia/avastin.

This is the first scientific report of hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) epistaxis treatment by intranasal spraying of the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) inhibitor bevacizumab (Avastin). Epistaxis in patients with HHT is a morbid, mortal condition that is difficult and unpleasant to manage. Nasal telangiectasia growth is modulated by VEGF, which is elevated in HHT patients....

Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia with Hepatic Vascular Malformations

Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) is a rare autosomal dominant hereditary disease. Early diagnosis is important to avoid complications from vascular lesions, but diagnosis is difficult in asymptomatic patients. A 69-year-old Japanese male patient was referred to our hospital for evaluation of hepatic vascular malformations. He had mild anemia with iron deficiency, and dynamic contrast...

Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia with Unusual Associations

We describe a report of an elderly lady who was hospitalized with progressive worsening of breathlessness and fatigue of one month's duration. Clinical evaluation of the patient revealed hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia, interstitial lung disease, pulmonary hypertension without left heart failure, and bilateral gluteal calcinosis cutis. Initially, CREST (calcinosis, Raynaud's phenomenon, e...