A Case of Pulmonary Arteriovenous Fistula with Family History.

Kuwon, Eun Sang; Park, Won Koung; Ryu, Jeong Seon; Kwak, Seung Min; Lee, Hong Lyeol; Jo, Cheul Ho; Rho, Hyung Keun

doi:1998.45.3.649

Tuberc Respir Dis > Volume 45(3); 1998 > Article

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Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 1998;45(3):649-653.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4046/trd.1998.45.3.649 Published online June 1, 1998.

A Case of Pulmonary Arteriovenous Fistula with Family History.

Eun Sang Kuwon, Won Koung Park, Jeong Seon Ryu, Seung Min Kwak, Hong Lyeol Lee, Cheul Ho Jo, Hyung Keun Rho

Department of Internal Medicine, Inha University Medical College, Inchon, Korea.

Abstract

Pulmonary arteriovenous fistula is a congenital vascular malformation in lung resulting from abnormal capillary development and the exact etiology is not well known but it may occur with or without hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia. Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (L-IHT) or Rendu-Osler-Weber disease is an autosomal dominant vascular disorder which associates epistaxis, mucocutaneous and visceral telangicetases, and recurrent hemorrhage with chronic anemia and visceral shuntings. Recently we experienced a case of the pulmonary arteriovenous fistula in a 23 year old woman with a family history of this disease, which was confirmed by pulmonary angiography.

Key Words: Pulmonary arteriovenous fistula, Family history