title: Fatal progression of Behçet's disease after cardiac surgery.
abstract: The authors describe a patient affected with Behçet's disease who developed, after cardiac surgery, acute clinical manifestations of the syndrome and died of a generalized infection. They also discuss the clinical aspects, the particular clinical course, and the therapy of the disease.
authors.affiliation: 2nd Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, Treviso City Hospital, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Paccagnella
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Turolla
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zanardo
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cipolotti
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rocco
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Salandin
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Calò
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Simini
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001528:Behcet Syndrome / Q000401:mortality*; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000401:mortality*