Telangiectasia

Ataxia-telangiectasia (A-T) is a rare, inherited disease. It affects the nervous system, immune system, and other body systems. Symptoms appear in young children, usually before age 5. They includeAtaxia - trouble coordinating movementsPoor balance Slurred speechTiny, red spider veins, called telangiectasias, on the skin and eyesLung infectionsDelayed physical and sexual developmentPeople with A-T have an increased risk of developing diabetes and cancers, especially lymphoma and leukemia. Although it affects the brain, people with A-T usually have normal or high intelligence.A-T has no cure. Treatments might improve some symptoms. They include injections to strengthen the immune system, physical and speech therapy, and high-dose vitamins. NIH: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

Disease Alternative Name

ataxia telangiectasia

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Dr. T. W. Momin

Internal Medicine

History:- A 59-year-old man presents with a 3-year history of a slow-growing lesion on the left temple. The patient de...See More

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Dr. Arun Bali

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A 48-year-old man presented with a growth on the dorsomedial aspect of his left second toe which overlies the second dis...See More

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Dr. P.kishore Kumar

Dermatology

A 11-yr-old boy presented with recurrent papules over cheeks, chin and lower eye lids for one year. Papules resolve wit...See More

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Dr. Asv Prasad

Dermatology

Thank you for tagging . My answer is NONE OF THE ABOVE ! I go for a simple and common diagnosis of MILIA. For the benefit of colleagues. PIBIDS, a term that refers to the association of Photosensitivity Ichthyosis, Brittle hair, Intellect...

Palak Arora

Undergraduate Student

40 years old who had a recent episode of severe epistaxis, there's history of mild occasional epistaxis and headache . E...See More

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Dr. Shabir Ahmad Ganai

General Practice (Unani Medicine)

case: there is a partially ulcerative lesion on left nasal sidewall extending on the left nasal ala.Branching telangiec...See More

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Dr. Jaison Jacob

Palliative Medicine

A previously healthy 30 yr Old man is injured in an automobile accident. He is taken to the emergency department, where he is noted to have multiple laceration of his extremities, some of which are bleeding profusely. His blood pressure is ...See More

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Dr. Bahadur Singh

Emergency Medicine

A female 55 yrs aged having engorged vein in b/l popliteal fossa(pic enclosed).c/o pain.is it telengectasia.any mangemnt...See More

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Dr. Bhushan Wagh

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Ear Lobe Keloid , The Natural Response Of the Body to Traumatized Tissue Is the Scar . The Wound healing Process Has Thr...See More

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Dr. Shivraj Agarwal

General Practice

Yes usual site to see KELOIDS of ear Post piercing injuries to ear But excision is not the choice as recurrence with flared lesions will be headache cosmetically Cryosurgery is option D/d Lipoma or PG which can resolve by excision

Dr. Prashant Vedwan

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You diagnoses a 8 yr/F with ataxia telangiectasia in your OPD, which of the following inv will you avoid and tell the parents to avoid? and why? A.Chest x-ray B.MRI brain C.Bone marrow biopsies D.Blood investigations

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