Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia (Osler-Weber-Rendu syndrome) (6 of 7)

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Case description

Multiple tiny 1 mm. vascular lesions and subepithelial hemorrhages Systemic estrogen-progesterone at doses used for oral contraception may eliminate bleeding in symptomatic HHT and is a reasonable initial option in fertile women. There is no information on possible effects of lower-dose estrogen -progesterone used in postmenopausal women for hormone replacement therapy. Tamoxifen has dramatically eliminated HHT-related bleeding in two cases. It is well tolerated in postmenopausal women and should be considered for randomized clinical trials.

tags: hemorrhagic telangiectasia OslerWeberRendu

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