title: Management of Behçet disease with multiple complications.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Ibn Sina Hospital, Rabat, Morocco. htarik_78@yahoo.fr
authors.forename: Tarik
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: El Houari
authors.forename: Latifa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Oukerraj
authors.forename: Lamiae
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ghzaiel
authors.forename: Ibtissam
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Fellat
authors.forename: Mounia
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Azeroual
authors.forename: Khalid
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Serraj
authors.forename: Zoubida Tazi
authors.initials: ZT
authors.lastname: Mezalek
authors.forename: Mohammed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cherti
authors.forename: Jamila
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zarzur
authors.forename: Mohammed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Arharbi
mesh_terms: 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