Patient information
Our patient is a 42- year-old male
who presented with a lifelong bleeding problem. On admission, he was
concerned about an extensive bleeding through his nose (right nostril).
His condition was diagnosed previously as idiopathic thrombocytopenic
purpura (ITP) for which he is on steroids, osteoprotection, tranexamic
acid with no improvement. He also takes PPI. He has 2 family members
with the same bleeding problem including a brother and a sister. They
were already diagnosed with HHT and passed away due to refractory HF,
DCM, AF, and massive blood loss. He is not known to be have any
allergies and has never received any drug that might interfere with
blood homeostasis.