title: [Superior caval syndrome caused by chronic mediastinitis in Behçet's disease].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Service d'Imagerie Médicale, Hôpital Charles-Nicolle, Tunis.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Abid
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Hadj Taieb Abid
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chaabane
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Boussen
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Robbana
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bouhaouala
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ber Maiz
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hamza
mesh_terms: 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
vernacular_title: Syndrome cave supérieur par médiastinite chronique au cours d'une maladie de Behçet.