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