Pregnancy complicated by superior vena cava thrombosis and pulmonary embolism in a patient with Behcet disease and the use of heparin for treatment.
Behcet disease is a multisystemic vasculitis of unknown origin. Vascular involvement has been considered to result from systemic vasculitis, occurs in 5-10% of these patients. We report a 34-year-old pregnant woman complicated by superior vena cava thrombosis, and pulmonary embolism in a patient with Behcet disease.
Kale
Ahmet
A
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Dicle University School of Medicine, 21280 Diyarbakir, Turkey. drakale@dicle.edu.tr
Akyildiz
Levent
L
Akdeniz
Nurten
N
Kale
Ebru
E
D000328:Adult; D001528:Behcet Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006493:Heparin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy*; D011859:Radiography; D013479:Superior Vena Cava Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy*; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy*
D006493:Heparin