Neurologic Complications of Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia

Neurologic Complications of Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia

Abstract Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia is a rare disorder affecting the vasculature of several organs. Stroke and brain abscess are rare complications associated with paradoxical embolism due to pulmonary arteriovenous malformations. We describe a case of a 45-year-old woman that presented those two life-threatening neurologic complications within a year; this occurred because the pulmonary arteriovenous malformations were not addressed after the diagnosis of hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia. We aim to highlight the neurologic complications related to pulmonary arteriovenous malformations and focus on the importance of early detection and manage-ment of patients with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia and their relatives.

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Main Authors: Oliveira,Ana Andrade, Morais,Joana, Pires,Olga, Gouveia,Paulo
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Language:English
Published: Sociedade Portuguesa de Medicina Interna 2021
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spelling oai:scielo:S0872-671X20210003000472022-02-16Neurologic Complications of Hereditary Hemorrhagic TelangiectasiaOliveira,Ana AndradeMorais,JoanaPires,OlgaGouveia,Paulo Telangiectasia Hereditary Hemorrhagic/complications Abstract Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia is a rare disorder affecting the vasculature of several organs. Stroke and brain abscess are rare complications associated with paradoxical embolism due to pulmonary arteriovenous malformations. We describe a case of a 45-year-old woman that presented those two life-threatening neurologic complications within a year; this occurred because the pulmonary arteriovenous malformations were not addressed after the diagnosis of hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia. We aim to highlight the neurologic complications related to pulmonary arteriovenous malformations and focus on the importance of early detection and manage-ment of patients with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia and their relatives.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessSociedade Portuguesa de Medicina InternaMedicina Interna v.28 n.3 20212021-09-01info:eu-repo/semantics/reporttext/htmlhttp://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0872-671X2021000300047en10.24950/cc/95/21/3/2021
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Morais,Joana
Pires,Olga
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Neurologic Complications of Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia
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Morais,Joana
Pires,Olga
Gouveia,Paulo
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title Neurologic Complications of Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia
title_short Neurologic Complications of Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia
title_full Neurologic Complications of Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia
title_fullStr Neurologic Complications of Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia
title_full_unstemmed Neurologic Complications of Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia
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description Abstract Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia is a rare disorder affecting the vasculature of several organs. Stroke and brain abscess are rare complications associated with paradoxical embolism due to pulmonary arteriovenous malformations. We describe a case of a 45-year-old woman that presented those two life-threatening neurologic complications within a year; this occurred because the pulmonary arteriovenous malformations were not addressed after the diagnosis of hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia. We aim to highlight the neurologic complications related to pulmonary arteriovenous malformations and focus on the importance of early detection and manage-ment of patients with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia and their relatives.
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