[Superior caval syndrome caused by chronic mediastinitis in Behçet's disease].
We report a case of Behçet disease complicated by superior vena cava syndrome secondary to extrinsic compression by mediastinal fibrosis. This association is not reported in literature. The habituel etiology of vena cava syndrome in Behçet disease is venous thrombosis. Radiological investigations of this syndrome are necessary to avoid an useless anticoagulant therapy.
Abid
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Service d'Imagerie Médicale, Hôpital Charles-Nicolle, Tunis.
Hadj Taieb Abid
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F
Chaabane
M
M
Boussen
K
K
Robbana
A
A
Bouhaouala
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H
Ber Maiz
H
H
Hamza
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R
D000328:Adult; D001528:Behcet Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008480:Mediastinitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D013479:Superior Vena Cava Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Syndrome cave supérieur par médiastinite chronique au cours d'une maladie de Behçet.