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.
Louali
Fedoua El
FE
Cardiologie B Department, CHU Ibn Sina, Rabat, Morocco. f.ellouali@hotmail.com
Tamdy
Asmae
A
Soufiani
Aida
A
Oukerraj
Latifa
L
Omari
Driss
D
Bounjoum
Fadwa
F
Mekouar
Fadwa
F
Tazi-Mezalek
Zoubida
Z
Bouhouch
Rachida
R
Zarzur
Jamila
J
Cherti
Mohamed
M
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