Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia - Early Childhood Presentation with Hepatic Failure. 2018

Syeda Shaheera Hashmi, and Nighat Haider, and Munir Iqbal Malik
Department of Pediatrics, Shifa College of Medicine, Islamabad.

Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) is a vascular dysplasia in which capillary bed is absent with direct draining of arterial blood into venous circulation. Due to increased pressure there is increased risk of bleeding. The classical triad consists of telangiectasias, epistaxis and a positive family history. This defect can involve any organ system, especially lungs, brain and liver; but hepatic vascular malformations in HHT usually remain silent until fifth or sixth decade of life. However, if symptomatic, it usually results in only mild liver dysfunction in adults. Herein, we report a rare case showing extensive hepatic involvement in HHT leading to hepatic failure at a younger age. Hepatic screening is traditionally not recommended at early age while pulmonary and cerebral screening must be done. Based on this case, we recommend hepatic screening even in a young patient with HHT.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008099 Liver A large lobed glandular organ in the abdomen of vertebrates that is responsible for detoxification, metabolism, synthesis and storage of various substances. Livers
D008297 Male Males
D002675 Child, Preschool A child between the ages of 2 and 5. Children, Preschool,Preschool Child,Preschool Children
D004844 Epistaxis Bleeding from the nose. Nose Bleed,Nosebleed,Nasal Bleeding,Nosebleeds,Bleeding, Nasal,Bleedings, Nasal,Nasal Bleedings,Nose Bleeds
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D013683 Telangiectasia, Hereditary Hemorrhagic An autosomal dominant vascular anomaly characterized by telangiectases of the skin and mucous membranes and by recurrent gastrointestinal bleeding. This disorder is caused by mutations of a gene (on chromosome 9q3) which encodes endoglin, a membrane glycoprotein that binds TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA. Osler-Rendu Disease,Rendu-Osler-Weber Disease,Weber-Osler Disease,Weber-Osler Syndrome,Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia,Osler's Disease,Osler-Rendu-Weber Disease,Osler-Weber-Rendu Syndrome,Telangiectasia, Hereditary Hemorrhagic, Type 1,Telangiectasia, Hereditary Hemorrhagic, of Rendu, Osler, and Weber,Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia, Hereditary,Osler Disease,Osler Rendu Disease,Osler Rendu Weber Disease,Osler Weber Rendu Syndrome,Rendu Osler Weber Disease,Weber Osler Disease,Weber Osler Syndrome
D014057 Tomography, X-Ray Computed Tomography using x-ray transmission and a computer algorithm to reconstruct the image. CAT Scan, X-Ray,CT Scan, X-Ray,Cine-CT,Computerized Tomography, X-Ray,Electron Beam Computed Tomography,Tomodensitometry,Tomography, Transmission Computed,X-Ray Tomography, Computed,CAT Scan, X Ray,CT X Ray,Computed Tomography, X-Ray,Computed X Ray Tomography,Computerized Tomography, X Ray,Electron Beam Tomography,Tomography, X Ray Computed,Tomography, X-Ray Computer Assisted,Tomography, X-Ray Computerized,Tomography, X-Ray Computerized Axial,Tomography, Xray Computed,X Ray Computerized Tomography,X Ray Tomography, Computed,X-Ray Computer Assisted Tomography,X-Ray Computerized Axial Tomography,Beam Tomography, Electron,CAT Scans, X-Ray,CT Scan, X Ray,CT Scans, X-Ray,CT X Rays,Cine CT,Computed Tomography, Transmission,Computed Tomography, X Ray,Computed Tomography, Xray,Computed X-Ray Tomography,Scan, X-Ray CAT,Scan, X-Ray CT,Scans, X-Ray CAT,Scans, X-Ray CT,Tomographies, Computed X-Ray,Tomography, Computed X-Ray,Tomography, Electron Beam,Tomography, X Ray Computer Assisted,Tomography, X Ray Computerized,Tomography, X Ray Computerized Axial,Transmission Computed Tomography,X Ray Computer Assisted Tomography,X Ray Computerized Axial Tomography,X Ray, CT,X Rays, CT,X-Ray CAT Scan,X-Ray CAT Scans,X-Ray CT Scan,X-Ray CT Scans,X-Ray Computed Tomography,X-Ray Computerized Tomography,Xray Computed Tomography
D017093 Liver Failure Severe inability of the LIVER to perform its normal metabolic functions, as evidenced by severe JAUNDICE and abnormal serum levels of AMMONIA; BILIRUBIN; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASES; and albumin/globulin ratio. (Blakiston's Gould Medical Dictionary, 4th ed) Hepatic Failure

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