von Willebrand's disease with gastrointestinal telangiectasia.
A 30-year old woman presented with recurrent and massive bleeding from gastrointestinal tract. Her coagulation profile revealed von Willebrand's disease and her endoscopic examination showed extensive telangiectasia localized to the gastrointestinal tract. The association of Von Willebrand's Disease and telangiectasia is extremely rare and hence the report.
Dharnidharka
V R
VR
Department of Hematology, TN Medical College, Bombay.
Bichile
S K
SK
Vaidya
S S
SS
D000328:Adult; D004064:Digestive System / Q000473:pathology; D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D013683:Telangiectasia, Hereditary Hemorrhagic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D014842:von Willebrand Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology