title: [Endomyocardial fibrosis in Behcet's disease: a case report of a pseudo-tumoral form].
abstract: Endomyocardial fibrosis is very rare in Behcet's disease. The authors report the case of a 28 year old patient with Behcet's disease complicated by a pseudo-tumoral right ventricular formation on echocardiography. This misleading appearance suggested the diagnosis of cardiac thrombus or tumour and led to a surgical approach which revealed a fibrous moderator band suggesting endomyocardial fibrosis, confirmed by antomopathological analysis. Besides the originality of this case and the unusual pseudo-tumoral presentation, the authors underline the difficulties of establishing the diagnosis, despite the advances of medical imaging. The pseudo-tumoral intra-cardiac lesion in a suggestive clinical context (Behcet's disease) should raise suspicion of the diagnosis of endomyocardial fibrosis.
authors.affiliation: Service de médecine B, hôpital militaire d'instruction Mohammed-V, Rabat, Maroc.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Belmadani
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dahreddine
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Benyass
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hda
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Boukili
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Ohayon
authors.forename: M I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Archane
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pavie
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Gandjbakhch
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001528:Behcet Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D003328:Coronary Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004452:Echocardiography; D004719:Endomyocardial Fibrosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male