[A case of hereditary hemorrhagic telangectasia with predominant involvement of the small intestine].
A rare disease in a female of 60 is reported. Telangiectasias of skin venules, brain, mediastinum, stomach, duodenum and jejunum were found. The disease manifested with repeated massive intestinal bleedings. Elastic fibers alterations were found in the ectatic vessels and surrounding connective tissue.
I. M. Sechenov Moscow Medical Academy.
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VB
Zolotarevskiĭ
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Nekrasova
D005260:Female; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D013683:Telangiectasia, Hereditary Hemorrhagic / Q000473:pathology*