HEREDITARY HEMORRHAGIC TELANGIECTASIA: A REPORT OF 3 CASES

Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia or Osler-Weber-Rendu syndrome is a rare genetic pathology of autosomal dominant inheritance. Clinically it is characterized by spontaneous and recurrent epistaxis, telangiectasias in the face, fingers, and oral cavity, as well as arteriovenous malformations in several organs. Three cases will be described: case 1- male, 71 years old, presence of petechia on the tongue, lips, buccal mucosa, nose and on the fingertips of both hands, and hematic crusts on the left septal mucosa; case 2- male, 60 years old, with telangiectasia on tongue, hematic crusts on the nasal vestibule, vascular ectasia in the anterior nasal septum bilaterally, telangiectasias on the fingers, and dilated capillaries on the thorax; case 3- female, 79 years old, with telangiectasias on the lips, buccal mucosa, tongue, hard and soft palate, hematic crusts on septal mucosa and lower turbinates, and telangiectasias on the fingertips. Currently, the patients are being followed up.