Pulmonary vascular manifestations of hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (rendu-osler disease).

V, Cottin; S, Dupuis-Girod; G, Lesca; JF, Cordier

doi:10.1159/000103205

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Pulmonary vascular manifestations of hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (rendu-osler disease).

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Authors:

Cottin V

Dupuis-Girod S

Lesca G

Abstract

Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) or Rendu-Osler-Weber disease is a genetic disorder with autosomal dominance and variable penetrance, characterized by epistaxis, telangiectasia and visceral manifestations of the disease. The estimated minimal prevalence is 1/10,000 inhabitants. The diagno...

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