Management of Behçet disease with multiple complications.
We present the case of an 18-year-old male patient with Behçet's disease who presented with dyspnoea, fever and haemoptysis. A diagnosis of right ventricular thrombosis associated with endomyocardial fibrosis, a pulmonary artery aneurysm, and cerebral vein thrombosis was made. Considering the absence of haemodynamic compromise and the risk of recurrence after surgical treatment for cardiac thrombus, we preferred medical management, which consisted of immunosuppression and anticoagulation. During a follow-up period of 9 months we observed complete dissolution of the thrombus and dramatic improvement of the patient's clinical status.
El Houari
Tarik
T
Division of Cardiology, Ibn Sina Hospital, Rabat, Morocco. htarik_78@yahoo.fr
Oukerraj
Latifa
L
Ghzaiel
Lamiae
L
Fellat
Ibtissam
I
Azeroual
Mounia
M
Serraj
Khalid
K
Mezalek
Zoubida Tazi
ZT
Cherti
Mohammed
M
Zarzur
Jamila
J
Arharbi
Mohammed
M
D000293:Adolescent; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000209:etiology*; D001528:Behcet Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D002550:Cerebral Veins; D004719:Endomyocardial Fibrosis / Q000209:etiology; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011651:Pulmonary Artery; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology