Osler-Weber-Rendu syndrome 2; hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia type 2 (HHT2, ORW2)
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Pathology
- multisystemic vascular dysplasia
Genetics
- autosomal dominant
- may be caused by mutations in the ACVRLK1 gene
Clinical manifestations
- recurrent epistaxis
- mucocutaneous telangiectases
- gastrointestinal hemorrhage
- pulmonary, cerebral & hepatic arteriovenous malformations