Rendu Osler Weber disease: one case report

Authors

  • Lidia Duque Estrada Hospital Provincial Manuel Ascunce Domenech
  • Nguyen Castro Gutiérrez
  • José Larquin Comet
  • Miguel Damián Junco Bonet
  • Gilberto Betancourt Reyes

Abstract

Background: hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia or Rendu Osler Weber Sickness is a dominant autosomic illness characterized by the presence of multiple telangiectasias on skin and mu-cus, associated to arterovenous malformations in different organs, including lungs, central nervous sys-tem and gastrointestinal system. Its prognosis is uncertain. It is possible to improve the quality of life by diagnosing and treating it early, therefore a life expectancy similar to the general population can be reached.
Objective: to present a case with a diagnosis of hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia.
Clinical case: a sixty-four-year-old female patient with a diagnosis of hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia 17 years ago, with episodes of frequent epistaxis and a family history of hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia (father, uncles on the father´s side and brothers) is ad-mitted to the ICU with clinical manifestations, acute anemia and nodule lesions on her hands, fingers and auricular pavillion, with telangiectasias on the tongue.
Conclusions: hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia is not a common illness but there are cases reported all over the world.
DeCS: hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia is not a common illness but there are cases reported all over the world.

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2016-12-08

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Duque Estrada L, Castro Gutiérrez N, Larquin Comet J, Junco Bonet MD, Betancourt Reyes G. Rendu Osler Weber disease: one case report. Arch méd Camagüey [Internet]. 2016 Dec. 8 [cited 2025 Aug. 18];20(6):735-43. Available from: https://revistaamc.sld.cu/index.php/amc/article/view/4799

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Vol. 20 No. 6 (2016)

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Case Reports

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