7-day weighed food diaries suggest patients with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia may spontaneously modify their diet to avoid nosebleed precipitants
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Author(s)
Finnamore, H
Silva, BM
Hickson, BM
Whelan, K
Shovlin, CL
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) poses substantial burdens due to nosebleeds and iron deficiency resulting from recurrent hemorrhagic iron losses. Recent studies by our group found surprising links between HHT nosebleeds and certain food groups. In this letter, we report 7-day weighed food diary assessments of an unselected group of 25 UK patients with HHT whose nosebleeds ranged from mild to severe (median epistaxis severity score 4.66, range 0.89– 9.11). The diaries provide evidence that food items most commonly reported to provoke nosebleeds were ingested by fewer HHT patients, compared to food items less commonly reported to provoke nosebleeds (chi-squared p <0.001).
Date Issued
2017-03-28
Date Acceptance
2017-01-20
Citation
ORPHANET JOURNAL OF RARE DISEASES, 2017, 12 (1)
ISSN
1750-1172
Publisher
BIOMED CENTRAL LTD
Journal / Book Title
ORPHANET JOURNAL OF RARE DISEASES
Volume
12
Issue
1
Copyright Statement
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Subjects
Science & Technology
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Genetics & Heredity
Medicine, Research & Experimental
Research & Experimental Medicine
Anemia
Epistaxis
Fish oil
Hemorrhage adjusted iron requirement (HAIR)
Iron
7-day weighed food diary
SEVERITY
1199 Other Medical And Health Sciences
Publication Status
Published
Article Number
ARTN 60