Cardiac thrombosis as a manifestation of Behçet syndrome.
Herein, we report 3 cases of Behçet syndrome that were accompanied by intracardiac thrombus. The 1st patient was a 30-year-old man who presented with dyspnea; a right atrial thrombus was identified upon transthoracic echocardiography. The 2nd patient was a 52-year-old man who was admitted for dyspnea; transthoracic echocardiography revealed an echogenic mass in the right ventricle. The 3rd patient was a 23-year-old man who was hospitalized for hemoptysis; the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism was made, and right ventricular thrombosis was found.Because these patients had no hemodynamic compromise, medical management consisting of immunosuppressive and anticoagulative therapy was adopted. This treatment resulted in complete dissolution of the thrombi.
Cardiologie B Department, CHU Ibn Sina, Rabat, Morocco. f.ellouali@hotmail.com
Fedoua El
FE
Louali
Asmae
A
Tamdy
Aida
A
Soufiani
Latifa
L
Oukerraj
Driss
D
Omari
Fadwa
F
Bounjoum
Fadwa
F
Mekouar
Zoubida
Z
Tazi-Mezalek
Rachida
R
Bouhouch
Jamila
J
Zarzur
Mohamed
M
Cherti
D000328:Adult; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001528:Behcet Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D006469:Hemoptysis / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000209:etiology; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014463:Ultrasonography; D055815:Young Adult
D000925:Anticoagulants; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents