Abstract

PIZZAMIGLIO-MARTIN, C.; GIL-CAZORLA, R.  and  GUZMAN-BLAZQUEZ, J.. Ophthalmologic diagnosis of hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia or Rendu-Osler-Weber disease. Arch Soc Esp Oftalmol [online]. 2008, vol.83, n.6, pp.381-384. ISSN 0365-6691.

Case report: Our patient was a 45-year-old woman who had recurrent episodes of hematic epiphora, repeated epistaxes for which no cause was found and a family history of gastric hemorrhage. One of her daughters also suffered from spontaneous hemorrhages. Discussion: Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia is rarely diagnosed by an ophthalmologist; however the occurrence of bloody tears occurring spontaneously in a patient with epistaxis or gastric hemorrhage should lead to suspicion of hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia or Rendu-Osler-Weber disease. It should never be forgotten that clinical examination and appropriate investigations are basic components of disease diagnosis.

Keywords : Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia; Rendu-Osler-Weber disease; hemorrhage; hematic epiphora.

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