[Constrictive pericarditis and Behçet's disease: a very rare association].
Although benign acute pericarditis can be considered a common cardiac complication of Behçet's disease, the association of this systemic vasculitis with constrictive pericarditis has not been described. A case of this peculiar clinical association is presented, and some interesting diagnostic points are discussed.
Moreno Izarra
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J
Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital Reina Sofía, Córdoba.
Anguita Sánchez
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M
Carmona Alvarez
J A
JA
Pavlovic
D
D
Siles Rubio
J R
JR
Vallés Belsué
F
F
D001528:Behcet Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004452:Echocardiography; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010492:Pericardiectomy; D010494:Pericarditis, Constrictive / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic