title: Aneurysms of the Sinus of Valsalva in a Patient with Behcet's Disease.
abstract: A 38-year-old man with a history of recurrent genital ulceration initially diagnosed as genital herpes was admitted after presenting with paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea. Echocardiography revealed aneurysm formation of the sinus of Valsalva. On diagnosis of an aneurysm of the sinus of Valsalva associated with Behçet's disease (BD), surgeon repaired the affected sinus only, and continuous steroid therapy maintained the integrity.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Cardiology, Affiliated Hospital of Hebei University , Baoding, China.
authors.forename: Zhanwen
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Cardiology, Affiliated Hospital of Hebei University , Baoding, China.
authors.forename: Xingzhou
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Cardiology, Affiliated Hospital of Hebei University , Baoding, China.
authors.forename: Yaqin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
keywords: Aneurysms; Behçet's disease; Sinus of Valsalva