Síndrome de Osler-Weber-Rendu

El síndrome de Osler-Weber-Rendu es un trastorno por el que vasos sanguíneos anormales pueden provocar un sangrado excesivo. Éste puede ocurrir a través de la piel o internamente. El tratamiento en el Vascular Birthmark Center / Centro de Marcas Vasculares de Nacimiento debe girar, principalmente, en torno a la resolución del problema en dichos vasos sanguíneos anormales. Sin embargo, en casos graves, los pacientes suelen requerir una transfusión de sangre. Las complicaciones del síndrome de Osler-Weber-Rendu pueden incluir cirrosis hepática o insuficiencia cardíaca repentina, aunque éstos no son típicos del mencionado trastorno.

Este trastorno da lugar a un tipo de malformaciones arteriovenosas, que pueden afectar a la piel, así como a las conexiones entre las arterias y los capilares del cerebro, los pulmones o el hígado. Se han identificado cuatro genes específicos como principales causantes de la aparición del síndrome de Osler-Weber-Rendu, por lo que se ha confirmado que este padecimiento es hereditario.

Síntomas Comunes

Dependiendo del lugar en el cuerpo en que se encuentren los vasos sanguíneos anormales, los síntomas del síndrome de Osler-Weber-Rendu podrían variar. Uno de los más comunes, generalmente el primero en aparecer, son las hemorragias nasales que inician en la adolescencia. Los signos más visibles, como los vasos sanguíneos de las telangiectasias en la piel, normalmente no se suelen presentar hasta que el paciente alcanza la edad de veinte o treinta años.

Otros síntomas frecuentes pueden ser el desarrollo de vasos sanguíneos anormales en los labios e incluso en la parte blanca de los ojos, los vómitos de sangre, las heces oscuras o con sangre y la aparición repentina de fatiga, a menudo acompañada de sensación de debilidad y desmayos.

Tratamiento del Síndrome de Osler-Weber-Rendu

Si se produjera un sangrado significativamente grave, el paciente con toda probabilidad necesitará una transfusión de sangre. Ante tales circunstancias se requerirá la intervención de un especialista, pues existe un riesgo añadido de sufrir complicaciones como consecuencia del padecimiento de dicho síndrome. Cuando el sangrado está ocurriendo principalmente en la piel, se puede utilizar la terapia con láser con la que se tratarán las áreas afectadas por la afección.

También es importante atender las malformaciones arteriovenosas, MAV o AVMs, por sus siglas en inglés, ya que el flujo sanguíneo no regulado puede ejercer una presión adicional sobre el corazón, provocando así una insuficiencia cardíaca repentina. Se suele recomendar una embolización que bloquee cualquier vaso sanguíneo anormal y reduzca así, significativamente, otros riesgos asociados. A menudo se anima a las mujeres que sufren de síndrome de Osler-Weber-Rendu a tomar, de manera combinada con su tratamiento, la píldora anticonceptiva, ya que las hormonas femeninas han demostrado dar resultados positivos frente a los síntomas que provoca este padecimiento.

Antes de seguir ningún tratamiento, es importante recibir un diagnóstico preciso de un médico que esté cualificado para reconocer perfectamente el síndrome de Osler-Weber-Rendu. El Vascular Birthmark Center / Centro de Marcas Vasculares de Nacimiento, está capacitado para evaluar a pacientes de todas las edades que deseen obtener un diagnóstico y su correspondiente tratamiento frente a malformaciones vasculares. Acertar en el diagnóstico es crucial, ya que un tratamiento equivocado podría tener un efecto totalmente opuesto al deseado.

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My name is Chris and I was recently treated for an AVM on my forehead by Dr. Gregory Levitin of New York (New York Eye and Ear Infirmary). Thankfully, I live within a few hours of NYC. In brief, I would like to say that Dr. Levitin is very capable doctor with a lot of experience with AVMs. He responds quickly to e-mail, texts, and phone calls. He accepts insurance. He takes a "team approach" and will be your "QB" and involve other specialists as necessary. In my particular case they were Dr. Raj Shrivastava (Mt Sinai) and Dr. Raphael A. Ortiz (Lenox Hill) in NY. I recommend contacting Dr Levitin for a consultation if you suspect you have an AVM. All 3 Drs are just good people. When I spoke to them, they treated me like like an equal. I felt like they were advising me as a close friend or family member. Like many that suffer with AVMs I was at first mis-diagnosed. What was thought to be a just a simple cyst turned out to be an AVM. Surgery to remove the cyst made the AVM about 5x bigger. My treatment entailed a few MRIs and CAT scans to determine what was going on and the treatment plan. This was followed by consultation with the 3 Drs mentioned above and finally a 2-day procedure. On day 1 Dr Ortiz embolized the AVM. On day 2 Dr Levitin and Dr Shrivastava removed the AVM from my skull and put some metal mesh there to fill the "hole". It has been 6-months since the surgery and so far I have not had any recurrence. In honor of Vascular Birthmark Awareness Day and to thank these Drs for all they have done for me, I just want to give everyone a solid reference. Finding the right doctor for this type of stuff makes all the difference.

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