Lecture 28: Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia and Other Vascular Bleeding Disorders

Hanny Al-Samkari, M.D.

Presentation Date:

April 25, 2024

HHT is a Multisystem Hereditary Bleeding Disorder with Numerous Morbid and Potentially Fatal Manifestations.

Hanny Al-Samkari, MD
Massachusetts General Hospital
Email: hal-samkari@mgh.harvard.edu

> About 90% of patients with HHT develop clearly visible telangiectasias on their skin over their lifetime.

> In these examples the telangiectasias are quite plentiful and pronounced but even in less severe cases it is typical for them to be quite obvious on skin examination.

> Image courtesy of Hanny Al-Samkari MD, PhD

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