title: [Hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia diagnosed in connection with a traffic accident].
abstract: Hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) is an autosomal dominant disorder characterized by vascular dysplasia and haemorrhage. It is manifested by mucocutaneous telangiec-tases and arteriovenous malformations in organs such as lungs, liver and brain. We present a case of HHT. A 16-year-old patient with a history of recurrent epistaxis was admitted to the local hospital with chest pain and desaturation. A CT scan revealed pulmonary arteriovenous malformations.
authors.affiliation: Lungemedicinsk Afdeling, Bispebjerg -Hospital, Bispebjerg Bakke 23, 2400 København NV. pradeesh.s@dadlnet.dk.
authors.forename: Pradeesh
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sivapalan
authors.forename: Ann Kathrin
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Demény
authors.forename: Merete
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Almind
authors.forename: Anette Drøhse
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Kjeldsen
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000293:Adolescent; D001165:Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011667:Pulmonary Veins / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography; D013683:Telangiectasia, Hereditary Hemorrhagic / Q000175:diagnosis*