title: Diffuse thrombosis secondary to Behçet's disease: a case report.
abstract: Behçet's disease is a multisystemic, potentially life-threatening condition with vascular involvement and thrombotic tendency. The disease course is characterized by exacerbations and remissions. Lower extremity vein thrombosis is the most frequent manifestation of vascular involvement, followed by vena cava thrombosis, pulmonary artery aneurysms, peripheral artery aneurysms, dural sinus thrombosis and abdominal aorta aneurysms. The case in this report was considered worth reporting due to vena cava thrombosis extending from brachiocephalic to jugular vein, accompanying thrombosis of the contralateral brachiocephalic vein and jugular veins as well as simultaneous dural sinus thrombosis, and also benefit from thrombolytic therapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Baskent University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Guner
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Çelik
authors.forename: Erkan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Yildirm
authors.forename: Huseyin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Narci
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Özülkü
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001528:Behcet Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D016121:Brachiocephalic Veins; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007601:Jugular Veins; D020225:Sagittal Sinus Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology*; D014683:Vena Cava, Superior; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology*