TY - JOUR PY - 2014// TI - Hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia diagnosed in connection with a traffic accident JO - Ugeskrift for Laeger A1 - Sivapalan, Pradeesh A1 - Demény, Ann Kathrin A1 - Almind, Merete A1 - Kjeldsen, Anette Drøhse SP - ePub EP - ePub VL - 176 IS - 8A N2 - Hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) is an autosomal dominant disorder characterized by vascular dysplasia and haemorrhage. It is manifested by mucocutaneous telangiec-tases and arteriovenous malformations in organs such as lungs, liver and brain. We present a case of HHT. A 16-year-old patient with a history of recurrent epistaxis was admitted to the local hospital with chest pain and desaturation. A CT scan revealed pulmonary arteriovenous malformations.
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