Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia presenting as a recurrent epistaxis in an adolescent: A case report

BACKGROUND: Epistaxis can be an isolated finding or a manifestation of a systemic disease. Some of the potential etiologies are usage of anticoagulants, bleeding disorders, vascular aneurysms, nasal neoplasm, hypertension and nasal steroids. Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) as a cause of...

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Autores principales: Acharya, Ratna, Portwood, Katherin, Upadhyay, Kiran
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Baishideng Publishing Group Inc 2021
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7809591/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33511041
http://dx.doi.org/10.5409/wjcp.v10.i1.1
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: Epistaxis can be an isolated finding or a manifestation of a systemic disease. Some of the potential etiologies are usage of anticoagulants, bleeding disorders, vascular aneurysms, nasal neoplasm, hypertension and nasal steroids. Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) as a cause of recurrent epistaxis is uncommon. CASE SUMMARY: In this report, we describe an 18-year-old adolescent with recurrent epistaxis, mucocutaneous telangiectasia and family history of HHT, consistent with HHT. CONCLUSION: Timely diagnosis is needed not only to treat the epistaxis but also to be vigilant for other serious manifestations of this condition.

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