
Osler-Weber-Rendu syndrome complicated with pulmonary arteriovenous malformation: A case report and review of literatures
Author(s) -
Kuanyu Wang,
Jen-Chih Chen,
Jane-Yi Hsu
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
yīxué yánjiū zázhì/journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.176
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 2542-4939
pISSN - 1011-4564
DOI - 10.4103/1011-4564.158695
Subject(s) - arteriovenous malformation , medicine , radiology
Osler-Weber-Rendu syndrome is a hereditary disease which is diagnosed by criterions of clinical symptoms and examinations. Here, we report a definite case of Osler-Weber-Rendu syndrome who had epistaxis, skin telangiectasia, and pulmonary arteriovenous malformation (PAVM). His initial clinical presentations were growing pulmonary nodule with cough and occasional chest pain. PAVM with rupture of aneurysm was diagnosed histologically after wedge resection of the nodule in his right lower lung