title: Dialysis-Associated Telangiectasia: Case Report and Review of the Literature.
abstract: Patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) are at an increased risk of bleeding. We report the case of a 40-year-old female, on peritoneal dialysis for ESRD, who presented with profound anemia; she was later found to have a bleeding jejunal dialysis-associated telangiectasia. We review the literature published to date on dialysis-associated telangiectasia and discuss the possible underling etiologies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand yassar.alamri@nzbri.org.
authors.forename: Yassar
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Alamri
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Capital and Coast District Health Board, Wellington, New Zealand.
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tietjens
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Christchurch Public Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand.
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wakeman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007583:Jejunum / Q000098:blood supply*; D010531:Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013684:Telangiectasis / Q000209:etiology*
keywords: Dialysis-associated telangiectasia; end-stage renal disease; peritoneal dialysis
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