Abstract
The incidence of gastrointestinal (GI) bleed secondary to vascular ectasias in GI tract remains very less, accounting to only about 4%–5% of nonvariceal bleed. Most patients remain asymptomatic unless evident as iron deficiency anemia. We report of similar case scenario in a 65-year-old man who presented with recurrent anemia, treated with multiple blood transfusions for 6 years. The patient was found to have multiple lingual, nasal, gastric, and duodenal telangiectasias with arteriovenous malformations in the liver and lung. Considering the history, clinical findings, and investigations, a diagnosis of Osler-Weber-Rendu syndrome/hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia was made based on Curaçao criteria and the patient was treated with tamoxifen and argon plasma coagulation.
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