title: [Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia and pulmonary arteriovenous malformations in children].
abstract: Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia is a constitutional vascular dysplasia characterized by chronic epistaxis, mucocutaneous and visceral telangiectasias and arteriovenous malformations. Apart from family screenings, the disease is rarely diagnosed during the pediatric age given the late advent of typical clinical symptoms. Nevertheless, arteriovenous malformations are sometimes already present at a young age with significant morbidity risk. Therefore, it is important to establish an early diagnosis. We describe two pediatric cases of hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia and pulmonary arteriovenous malformations with divergent clinical presentation.
authors.affiliation: Chef de Département de Pédiatrie, CHC Clinique de l'Espérance, 4420 Montegnée, Belgique.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Thimmesch
authors.affiliation: Chef de Département de Pédiatrie, CHC Clinique de l'Espérance, 4420 Montegnée, Belgique.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: El Abd
authors.affiliation: CHC Clinique Saint-Joseph, 4000 Liège, Belgique.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Brisbois
authors.affiliation: CHC Clinique de l'Espérance, 4420 Montegnée, Belgique.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Khamis
authors.affiliation: CHC Clinique de l'Espérance, 4420 Montegnée, Belgique.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lewin
authors.affiliation: Chef de Département de Pédiatrie, CHC Clinique de l'Espérance, 4420 Montegnée, Belgique.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Philippet
mesh_terms: D001165:Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D011667:Pulmonary Veins / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D013683:Telangiectasia, Hereditary Hemorrhagic / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*
keywords:  Pulmonary arteriovenous malformation; Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia 