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. 2014 Oct 15;5:191–206. doi: 10.2147/JBM.S45295

Table 1.

Curaçao criteria for clinical diagnosis of HHT

Criteria
 Epistaxis Spontaneous and recurrent
 Telangiectasia Multiple, at characteristic sites: lips, oral cavity, fingers, and nose
 Visceral lesions Such as gastrointestinal telangiectasia, or pulmonary, hepatic, cerebra, or spinal AVMs
 Family history A first-degree relative with HHT according to these criteria
HHT diagnosis is
 Definite If three or more criteria are present
 Possible or suspected If two criteria are present
 Unlikely If fewer than two criteria are present

Abbreviations: AVM, arteriovenous malformations; HHT, hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia.