title: [Behcet disease: uncommon cause of myocardial infarction].
abstract: A 25-year-old man who was known to have Behçet's syndrome and who has no coronary risk factors suffered an acute anterior wall myocardial infarction which was complicated by a ventricular fibrillation. The diagnosis of Behçet's syndrome was based on recurrent thrombophlebitis, genital and oral aphtoses, posterior uveitis, positive pathergy test and HLAB51. About 20 cases of myocardial infarction were reported in the literature but the etiopathogeny, the causal relationship and the treatment are yet unknown.
authors.affiliation: Service de cardiologie, hôpital Habib-Thameur, 8, rue Ali-Ben-Ayed, Montfleury 1008 Tunis, Tunisie. mailto.mejri@etap.com.tn
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kraiem
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fennira
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Battikh
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Chehaibi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hmem
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Slimane
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001528:Behcet Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000209:etiology*