title: A rare case of pulmonary arterio-venous malformation with recurrent anemia: Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia.
abstract: Arteriovenous malformation (AVM) is a rare vascular anomaly of the lung, which manifests predominantly as dyspnea (due to right to left shunting) and paradoxical embolism. Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia (HHT) being a rare genetic disorder is one of the most common causes of pulmonary arteriovenous malformation (PAVM). Here we report an interesting case of recurrent anemia in an elderly female, who was subsequently found to have multiple cutaneous and mucosal telangiectasias and a large pulmonary AVM.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Medicine, Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Kamalesh Tagadur
authors.initials: KT
authors.lastname: Nataraju
authors.affiliation: Department of General Medicine, Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Tirthankar
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mukherjee
authors.affiliation: Department of General Medicine, Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Ramachandra Prabhu Hosahalli
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Doddaiah
authors.affiliation: Department of General Medicine, Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Nagesh Gabbadi
authors.initials: NG
authors.lastname: Nanjappa
authors.affiliation: Department of General Medicine, Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Lakshmikanth
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Narasegowda
keywords: Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia; pulmonary arteriovenous malformation; recurrent epistaxis; telangiectasia