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vascular malformation
Complications:
- patients with vascular malformations have more pain, more psychosocial stress & a lower health-related quality of life than the general US population [2]
Management:
- thalidomide is effective for refractory GI bleeding from vascular malformations [1]
Interactions
disease interactions
Specific
venous malformation
General
malformation; dysmorphism
vascular disease (vasculopathy)
References
- Ge Z-Z et al.
Efficacy of thalidomide for refractory gastrointestinal bleeding
from vascular malformation.
Gastroenterology 2011 Jul 25
PMID: 21784047
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0016508511009826
- Nguyen HL, Bonadurer GF 3rd, Tollefson MM.
Vascular Malformations and Health-Related Quality of Life:
A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
JAMA Dermatol. 2018 Mar 21
PMID: 29562060
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamadermatology/fullarticle/2674252
- Council ML.
Quality of Life and the Dermatologist.
JAMA Dermatol. 2018 Mar 21.
PMID: 29562056
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamadermatology/article-abstract/2674247
- ARUP Consult:
Vascular Malformations Panel, Sequencing and Deletion/Duplication
https://arupconsult.com/ati/Vascular-Malformations-Panel