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Smith, Maxwell

A5083635727 | I4210125099

Mayo Clinic

Mayo Clinic in Arizona

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Refractory Diarrhea Related to EPHB4 Mutation in a Patient With Capillary Malformation-Arteriovenous Type 2 Syndrome

ACG Case Reports Journal | June 4, 2025 | Volume: 12 | Issue: 6 | Pages: e01707

10.14309/crj.0000000000001707 | PMID 40469463

ABSTRACT Capillary malformation-arteriovenous type 2 syndrome (CM-AVM2) is a rare, genetic vascular disorder associated with abnormal capillary malformations and arteriovenous malformations. We present a case of CM-AVM2 with refractory diarrhea and failure to thrive due to aberrant, telangiectatic capillaries, and subepithelial collagen deposition found throughout the GI tract on bidirectional endoscopy. The patient was recalcitrant to standard therapies, so bevacizumab was trialed, but the patient expired. This is the first case of CM-AVM2 with diffuse GI mucosal involvement resulting in malabsorption. There is no treatment for this pathology, but treatment with bevacizumab or a mammalian target of rapamycin inhibitor may be efficacious.