A case of Behçet's disease with a rapidly enlarging aneurysm in the common carotid artery.
A 16-year-old boy had incomplete Behçet's disease with common carotid artery aneurysm and an ulcer in the transverse colon. To our knowledge, this complication in the carotid artery has been previously reported in only 6 cases. Arterial repair and high-dose corticosteroid therapy (pulse therapy) were successful.
First Department of Medicine, Hokkaido University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan.
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Suzuki
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Akashi
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Shimada
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Abe
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Kawakami
D000293:Adolescent; D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D001528:Behcet Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D001763:Blepharoptosis / Q000209:etiology; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014456:Ulcer / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D014826:Vocal Cord Paralysis / Q000209:etiology
D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones