Coexisting Behçet's disease and ankylosing spondylitis presented with deep venous thrombosis: a case report and review of the literature.
The coexistence of Behçet's disease (BD) and ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a rare combination and described only in case reports in the literature. Although the number of reports is increasing, vascular thrombosis, which is characteristic feature of BD, was not reported in this combination until now. We present a case of a male patient with both BD and AS, presenting with deep venous thrombosis. We also reviewed the clinical features of the cases with coexistence of BD and AS.
Yoo
Wan-Hee
WH
Department of Internal Medicine, Chonbuk National University Medical School and Research Institute of Clinical Medicine, San 2-20 Geumam-dong, Deokjin-gu, Jeonju, Jeonbuk, 561-756, South Korea. ywhim@jbnu.ac.kr
D000328:Adult; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001528:Behcet Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013167:Spondylitis, Ankylosing / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*
D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D000925:Anticoagulants; D005938:Glucocorticoids