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Telangiectasias, recurrent epistaxis and a strong family history—a case of Osler-Weber-Rendu Syndrome in Pakistan

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العنوان: Telangiectasias, recurrent epistaxis and a strong family history—a case of Osler-Weber-Rendu Syndrome in Pakistan
المؤلفون: Muhammad Mustafa Arif Siddiqui, Tayyaba Hafeez, Rafi Ud Din
المصدر: Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, Vol 74, Iss 4 (2024)
بيانات النشر: Pakistan Medical Association, 2024.
سنة النشر: 2024
المجموعة: LCC:Medicine
مصطلحات موضوعية: Recurrent epistaxis, Telangiectasias, Arteriovenous malformations, Autosomal dominant, Hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia, Medicine
الوصف: Osler-Weber-Rendu syndrome or Hereditary Haemorrhagic Telangiectasia (HHT) is a rare condition, with very few reported cases, especially in Pakistan. As healthcare workers, we encounter multiple cases of recurrent epistaxis in the emergency as well as out-patient departments. However, patients are usually treated symptomatically without a thorough workup. HHT should be considered among the differentials for recurrent epistaxis, as a clinical diagnosis can be made with detailed family history and physical examination. Here is the case of a 58-year-old male who presented to the Gastroenterology OPD, Combined Military Hospital, Lahore, in November 2021, with complaints of generalised weakness and blood in stools. He had a history of recurrent epistaxis and telangiectasias, and further inquiry revealed a strong family history of similar symptoms. He was diagnosed as a case of Osler-Weber-Rendu Syndrome. Informed consent was taken from the patient prior to the writing of the manuscript.
نوع الوثيقة: article
وصف الملف: electronic resource
اللغة: English
تدمد: 0030-9982
Relation: https://www.ojs.jpma.org.pk/index.php/public_html/article/view/9577; https://doaj.org/toc/0030-9982
DOI: 10.47391/JPMA.9577
URL الوصول: https://doaj.org/article/54bb6936b9aa44e39a49f4b8a4082652
رقم الأكسشن: edsdoj.54bb6936b9aa44e39a49f4b8a4082652
قاعدة البيانات: Directory of Open Access Journals
الوصف
تدمد:00309982
DOI:10.47391/JPMA.9577