Pulmonary arteriovenous malformation revealing Osler-Weber-Rendu disease: A case report

Clin Case Rep. 2022 Jan 17;10(1):e05294. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.5294. eCollection 2022 Jan.

Abstract

Osler-Weber-Rendu disease is a genetic disease characterized by mucocutaneous and visceral telangiectasias. Pulmonary arteriovenous malformation is one of the main visceral complications revealing Osler-Weber-Rendu disease. The present case was a 34-year-old woman with exertional dyspnea and severe hypoxemia revealing pulmonary arteriovenous malformations on chest CT scan.

Keywords: Madagascar; Osler‐Weber‐Rendu disease; arteriovenous malformations; telangiectasias.

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