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Vaginal telangiectasias: unusual presentation of the Osler-Weber-Rendu syndrome
J E Humphries1, H F Frierson, P B Underwood
1Department of Pathology, University of Virginia Health Sciences Center, Charlottesville.
Background:
The Osler-Weber-Rendu syndrome (hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia) is an autosomal dominant disorder of blood vessels associated with mucocutaneous telangiectasis and arteriovenous malformations of internal organs.
Case:
A 23-year-old woman was found on routine gynecologic examination to have asymptomatic vaginal telangiectasias, a previously unreported initial site of involvement in this syndrome.
Conclusion:
The finding of asymptomatic vaginal telangiectasias on routine pelvic examination should alert the clinician to the possibility of the Osler-Weber-Rendu syndrome.
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