HLA-B52-positive vasculo-Behçet disease: usefulness of magnetic resonance angiography, ultrasound study, and computed tomographic angiography for the early evaluation of multiarterial lesions.
We report a case of HLA-B52-positive Behçet disease accompanied by multiarterial lesions. A 24-year-old woman was suffering from sporadic high fever and recurrent oral and genital ulcers, and laboratory data revealed severe inflammation. A diagnosis of Behçet disease was made. Magnetic resonance angiography, ultrasound study, and computed tomographic angiography demonstrated multiarterial lesions that had caused no symptoms. These noninvasive examinations were extremely useful in evaluating asymptomatic early vascular lesions.
Sugisaki
Kota
K
Department of Internal Medicine II, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, 1 Hikarigaoka, Fukushima, 960-1295, Japan. drsugi@s3.dion.ne.jp
Saito
Rie
R
Takagi
Tadayuki
T
Shio
Kiori
K
Shioya
Yasuo
Y
Fukaya
Etsuko
E
Iwadate
Haruyo
H
Sekine
Hideharu
H
Orikasa
Hiroshi
H
Kobayashi
Hiroko
H
Watanabe
Hiroshi
H
Sato
Yukio
Y