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Contact and appointment information
   
Administrative Office
Dr. James Gossage, MD, Director
Section of Pulmonary
1120 15th Street
BBR5513
Augusta, GA 30912-3130
Phone: (706) 721-6791
Fax:     (706) 721-3069

Patient Calls
New Patient Referrals and Questions:
Heather Wilson, Office Associate
Phone: (706) 721-6791
Jody Kenny, RN
 (706) 721-6791

Return Patient Appointments:

Phone: (706) 721-4495

Medication Refills:
Phone: (706) 721-1790


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Specific Complications
of HHT

Nosebleeds

Lung (Pulmonary) AVM

Intestinal AVM

Brain AVM

Liver AVM

Other AVM

AVM can probably occur in almost any part of the body, but are less common.  They have also been described in the eyes, bladder, and spinal cord.  For information about the diagnosis and treatment of uncommon AVM, please contact an HHT center.

 

 

References:

Pulmonary arteriovenous malformations: a state of the art review.  Gossage JR and Kanj G.  AJRCCM 1998; 158:643.
 

D
iagnosis and management of gastrointestinal bleeding in patients with HHT.  Longacre, AV, et al.  American Journal of Gastroenterology  2003; 98:59.

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March 21, 2006