Asymptomatic microhematuria: an indication of hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia?
L Di Gennaro, A Ramunni, P Suppressa… - The Journal of …, 2005 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) is a genetic angiodysplasia
affecting multiple organs. Clinical manifestations include spontaneous and recurrent
epistaxis, mucocutaneous telangiectases that bleed easily and arteriovenous malformations
in many organs. Despite the anecdotal recommendations of some groups, to our knowledge
information regarding the prevalence of microscopic hematuria (MH) in patients with HHT
has not been reported to date. We evaluated the prevalence of MH in patients with HHT …
affecting multiple organs. Clinical manifestations include spontaneous and recurrent
epistaxis, mucocutaneous telangiectases that bleed easily and arteriovenous malformations
in many organs. Despite the anecdotal recommendations of some groups, to our knowledge
information regarding the prevalence of microscopic hematuria (MH) in patients with HHT
has not been reported to date. We evaluated the prevalence of MH in patients with HHT …