- An inherited condition characterized by abnormal blood vessels which are delicate and prone to bleeding
- An AD condition characterized by telangiectases of mucocutaneous surfaces–tongue, nose, lips, hands, feet. Clinical Episodic epistaxis in childhood, chronic GI hemorrhage, palmo-plantar, liver telangiectasias, and lung AV malformations; telangiectasias may be seen on spleen, brain and spinal cord; rupture of the thin-walled vessels may result in hemorrhage of varying severity Treatment Aminocaproic acid, an inhibitor of fibrinolysis.
- A disease transmitted by autosomal dominant inheritance marked by thinness of the walls of the blood vessels of the nose, skin, and digestive tract, as well as a tendency to hemorrhage
Synonyms
Rendu-Osler-Weber disease, Rendu-Osler-Weber syndrome