RESUMO
Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) is an inherited mucocutaneous disease characterized by recurrent epistaxis, lesions on skin and oral mucosa, and arteriovenous malformations of the soft tissues. This article describes the treatment of a 64-year-old woman with a bleeding nodule, which was diagnosed as an arteriovenous malformation of the gingival mucosa. She was treated using sclerotherapy. Patients with HHT can be treated in the dental office and vascular malformations of these patients can be successfully managed with sclerotherapy, which eliminates the need for invasive surgical procedures and the possibility of postsurgical complications.
Assuntos
Malformações Arteriovenosas/complicações , Malformações Arteriovenosas/tratamento farmacológico , Anormalidades da Boca/complicações , Telangiectasia Hemorrágica Hereditária/complicações , Malformações Arteriovenosas/diagnóstico , Diagnóstico Diferencial , Feminino , Gengiva/irrigação sanguínea , Humanos , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Anormalidades da Boca/tratamento farmacológico , Mucosa Bucal/irrigação sanguínea , Ácidos Oleicos/uso terapêutico , Soluções Esclerosantes/uso terapêuticoRESUMO
Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) is an inherited mucocutaneous disease characterized by recurrent epistaxis, lesions on skin and oral mucosa, and arteriovenous malformations of the soft tissues. This article describes the treatment of a 64-year-old woman with a bleeding nodule, which was diagnosed as an arteriovenous malformation of the gingival mucosa. She was treated using sclerotherapy. Patients with HHT can be treated in the dental office and vascular malformations of these patients can be successfully managed with sclerotherapy, which eliminates the need for invasive surgical procedures and the possibility of postsurgical complications.
