A Rare Association: Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia with Liver Cirrhosis Causing Portal Hypertension

Autor:	Denisse Morales-Tovar, Froylan D. Martínez-Sánchez, Alejandro Gabutti-Thomas, Rodolfo Rivera-Martínez, Jacqueline Córdova-Gallardo
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2024
Předmět:	Diseases of the digestive system. Gastroenterology RC799-869
Zdroj:	Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine, Vol 2024 (2024)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	2090-6536
DOI:	10.1155/2024/3574725
Popis:	Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT), also known as Rendu–Osler–Weber syndrome, is a vascular disorder of autosomal dominant etiology. The hallmark clinical feature is the presence of recurrent episodes of epistaxis in patients with vascular malformations and a tendency to bleed. We present the case of a 71-year-old woman who presented to the emergency department with upper gastrointestinal bleeding caused by esophageal varices, in conjunction with gastric angiodysplasias. The presence of oronasopharyngeal telangiectasias and hepatomegaly raised suspicion of HHT. The diagnostic workup confirmed the presence of angiodysplasia in the gastric region, portal arteriovenous malformation, and a pulmonary shunt.
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