Skin and mucosal telangiectatic lesions in hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The diagnostic criteria for hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) include the presence of telangiectatic lesions in common sites (nose, fingers, oral cavity, and lips). Telangiectatic lesions are described as red spots in the skin, but this description is inadequate. Few studies have investigated the characteristics of telangiectatic lesions in HHT, and we aimed to describe the distribution and morphology of telangiectatic lesions in HHT patients.

Methods

We reviewed the telangiectatic lesions in 34 adult HHT patients seen at our HHT center. Photo documentation was used to describe the morphology and distribution of the lesions.

Results

The telangiectatic lesions in both HHT1 and HHT2 patients were predominantly round and either flat or slightly eleva

SUBMITTER: Hyldahl SJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9796122 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature