Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia (Osler‐Weber‐Rendu Disease) Complicated by Pulmonary Arteriovenous Fistula and Brain Abscess
- 12 January 1981
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wiley in Acta Medica Scandinavica
- Vol. 209 (1-6), 137-139
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0954-6820.1981.tb11567.x
Abstract
A man who developed two brain abscesses was later found to have hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia with a pulmonary arteriovenous fistula. Brain abscess is a known complication of pulmonary arteriovenous fistulas. About 15% of patients with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia develop such a fistula during their lives. Surgical resection of pulmonary arteriovenous fistulas is recommended because of the risk of severe neurological sequelae.Keywords
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