Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia
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ExplanationThe lesion described are called telangiectasia
. Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia is also called Osler-Rendu-Weber. It is autosomal dominant, which explains why her father had it as well.- Sturge-Weber syndrome (choice a) is associated with port-wine stain on the face.
- The cutaneous manifestations of Von Recklinghausen disease (choice b) are cafe au lait spots and neurofibromatosis, not telangiectasias.
- The lesions of Kaposi sarcoma (choice d) are dark blue-red papules and nodules.
- Although the lesions of Peutz-Jeghers syndrome (choice e) affect the oral mucosa, and it also is inherited by an autosomal dominant mechanisms, the lesions are tan-brown and do not result in bleeding
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