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Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia: an update on clinical manifestations and diagnostic measures.
Wiener klinische Wochenschrift - 1 Mar 2006
Sadick Haneen, Sadick Maliha, Götte Karl, Naim Ramin, Riedel Frank, Bran Gregor, Hörmann Karl
Abstract excerpt
Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT), also known as Rendu-Osler-Weber disease, is an autosomal dominant disorder of the fibrovascular tissue. It is characterized by the classic triad of (muco-)cutaneous telangiectases, arteriovenous malformations with recurrent epistaxis and hemorrhages, and inheritance. A wide variety of clinical manifestations in HHT have been described. In more than 90% of the patients,...
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