Right ventricular thrombus with Behcet's syndrome - Successful treatment with warfarin and immunosuppressive agents

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作者
Dogan, Sait M. [1 ]
Birdane, Alparslan
Korkmaz, Cengiz
Ata, Necmi
Timuralp, Bilgin
机构
[1] Zonguldak Karaelmas Univ, Tip Fak, Kardiyol Anabilimdali, TR-67600 Kozlu, Zonguldak, Turkey
[2] Zonguldak Karaelmas Univ, Tip Fak, Dept Rheumatol, TR-67600 Kozlu, Zonguldak, Turkey
[3] Zonguldak Karaelmas Univ, Tip Fak, SSK Reg Hosp, Dept Cardiol, TR-67600 Kozlu, Zonguldak, Turkey
关键词
Behcet's syndrome; complications; drug therapy; diagnosis; differential; echocardiography; transesophageal; heart ventricles; ultrasonography; immunosuppressive agents; therapeutic use; Mediterranean region; epidemiology; Middle East; thrombosis; etiology; vasculitis; warfarin;
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
Behcet's syndrome Is a chronic multisystem disease that presents with recurrent oral and genital ulceration and recurrent uveitis. Cardiac involvement is an extremely rare manifestation of this disorder A 33-year-old man with Behcet's syndrome was admitted to our department with a history of cough, fever, chest pain, hemoptysis, and weight loss. Transthoracic and trans-esophageal echocardiography revealed a right ventricular thrombus. After I month of treatment with warfarin, cyclophosphamide, and corticosteroid the intracardiac thrombus resolved.
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