Telangiektasi Hereditary Haemorrhagic disease (Osler-Weber-Rendu) is an inherited disease, where there are abnormalities of blood vessels so that blood vessels become fragile and bleed easily.
CAUSE
The disease is autosomal dominant dirunkan through the chain.
SYMPTOMS
Bleeding under the skin spots appear as red to purple, especially in the face, lips, lining of the mouth and nose and fingers and toes. The same abnormalities can also be found in the digestive tract.
Fragile blood vessels can tear and cause bleeding nose and severe gastrointestinal bleeding. Children often experience bleeding nose. Bleeding into the brain can cause a variety of neurological abnormalities abnormalities (nerve), including seizures.
Diagnosis
On physical examination, was clearly visible spots of bleeding. Another sign is the enlargement of the liver (hepatomegaly) and gastrointestinal bleeding.
TREATMENT
Bleeding can be stopped by giving emphasis or astringent (a substance that can stop bleeding). If the bleeding starts over again, could use laser light to destroy blood vessels are fragile. Bleeding can be stopped by clogging the arteries with a grain of which is inserted through the catheter or by injecting the normal tissue.
Bleeding almost always recurs, causing anemia due to iron deficiency, and therefore the patients are given extra iron.
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