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ArticleInternal medicine (Tokyo, Japan)2026

Unanticipated Hypoxemia in Late Pregnancy Revealing Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia.

Airi Hasegawa, Kazuya Tone, Toshihiko Sugiura, Jun Araya

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Article in Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Airi HasegawaDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, The Jikei University School of Medicine Kashiwa Hospital, Japan.
Kazuya ToneDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, The Jikei University School of Medicine Kashiwa Hospital, Japan.
Toshihiko SugiuraDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Japan.
Jun ArayaDivision of Respiratory Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Japan.

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Abstract

Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) complicates pregnancy due to pulmonary arteriovenous malformations (PAVMs), which risk rupture from hemodynamic changes. A 26-year-old woman at 32 weeks' gestation with refractory cough, dyspnea, and hypoxemia was diagnosed with HHT based on recurrent epistaxis, telangiectasias, and an ENG deletion. Chest computed tomography revealed multiple PAVMs with a shunt fraction of 26%. Caesarean section at 33 weeks ensured maternal and fetal safety. Persistent postpartum hypoxemia necessitates endovascular embolization and home oxygen therapy. This case underscores the need for early detection and multidisciplinary management of HHT during pregnancy to mitigate life-threatening complications.

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HypoxiaPregnancy Complications, CardiovascularTelangiectasia, Hereditary HemorrhagicAdultCesarean SectionEmbolization, TherapeuticFemaleHumansPregnancyPulmonary ArteryPulmonary Veinshereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasiahypoxemiapregnancypulmonary arteriovenous malformation

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PMCPMC13265109

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