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Lecture 30: Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia and Other Vascular Bleeding Disorders
Hanny Al-Samkari, MD
Presentation Date:
May 1, 2025
Massachusetts General Hospital
HHT is a Multisystem Hereditary Bleeding Disorder with Numerous Morbid and Potentially Fatal Manifestations.
> 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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