Osler-Weber-Rendu syndrome: a case report with familial clustering.
Osler-Weber-Rendu syndrome, also known as hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia, is a rare autosomal dominant disorder manifested by telangiectases of the skin and mucous membranes and arteriovenous malformations of various organ systems. We present a case of Osler-Weber-Rendu syndrome with 11 affected members in her family.
Grover
Sanjiv
S
Department of Dermatology, Armed Forces Medical College and Command Hospital, Pune-411 040, India. sanjivgrover@rediffmail.com
Grewal
R S
RS
Verma
Rajesh
R
Sahni
H
H
Muralidhar
R
R
Sinha
Preema
P
D016000:Cluster Analysis; D005260:Female; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013683:Telangiectasia, Hereditary Hemorrhagic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology