Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (Osler-Weber-Rendu disease) complicated by pulmonary arteriovenous fistula and brain abscess.
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.
D000328:Adult; D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011667:Pulmonary Veins; D011859:Radiography; D013683:Telangiectasia, Hereditary Hemorrhagic / Q000150:complications*