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Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia with Hepatic Vascular Malformations
Joint Authors
Kaneko, J.
Nishioka, Yujiro
Akamatsu, Nobuhisa
Arita, Junichi
Sakamoto, Yoshihiro
Kokudo, Norihiro
Hasegawa, Kiyoshi
Sugawara, Yasuhiko
Source
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-05-21
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) is a rare autosomal dominant hereditary disease.
Early diagnosis is important to avoid complications from vascular lesions, but diagnosis is difficult in asymptomatic patients.
A 69-year-old Japanese male patient was referred to our hospital for evaluation of hepatic vascular malformations.
He had mild anemia with iron deficiency, and dynamic contrast-enhanced computed tomography revealed significant arteriovenous and arterioportal shunts throughout the liver.
Telangiectasia from the pharynx to the duodenum was confirmed by gastrointestinal endoscopy.
The patient history revealed episodes of epistaxis as well as a family history of epistaxis.
He was diagnosed with HHT, although no other family member had been diagnosed with definite HHT.
A diagnosis of HHT must be considered in patients with hepatic vascular malformations.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Nishioka, Yujiro& Akamatsu, Nobuhisa& Sugawara, Yasuhiko& Kaneko, J.& Arita, Junichi& Sakamoto, Yoshihiro…[et al.]. 2015. Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia with Hepatic Vascular Malformations. Case Reports in Medicine،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-5.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Nishioka, Yujiro…[et al.]. Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia with Hepatic Vascular Malformations. Case Reports in Medicine No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1058931
American Medical Association (AMA)
Nishioka, Yujiro& Akamatsu, Nobuhisa& Sugawara, Yasuhiko& Kaneko, J.& Arita, Junichi& Sakamoto, Yoshihiro…[et al.]. Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia with Hepatic Vascular Malformations. Case Reports in Medicine. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1058931
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1058931