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Hepatic telangiectasia and cirrhosis
1Department of Gastroenterology, Hôpital Erasme, Brussel's Free University.
Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology
|February 1, 1988
Summary
Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) can cause liver cirrhosis and diffuse hepatic telangiectasia. This study investigates the link between HHT and liver disease in a family with hepatic involvement.
Area of Science:
- Hepatology
- Genetics
- Vascular Diseases
Background:
- Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT), also known as Osler-Weber-Rendu disease, is a genetic disorder affecting blood vessels.
- Hepatic involvement in HHT, including telangiectasias and potential for fibrosis or cirrhosis, is recognized but less understood than other manifestations.
- The case involves a patient with HHT who died of fulminant hepatitis B, presenting with liver cirrhosis and diffuse hepatic telangiectasia.