Behçet's disease and Chiari's network

Clin Rheumatol. 2007 Dec;26(12):2189-2190. doi: 10.1007/s10067-007-0677-z. Epub 2007 Jul 14.

Abstract

Behçet's disease (BD) is a chronic, multisystemic, inflammatory process of uncertain origin. Diagnosis criteria consist of recurrent oral ulceration plus two of the following: genital ulceration, ocular and skin lesions, and positive pathergy test. Pulmonary embolism and, especially intracardiac thrombi, are very rare. We report the case of a patient with BD presenting with bilateral pulmonary embolism and intracardiac mass in right atrium.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Behcet Syndrome / complications*
  • Behcet Syndrome / diagnosis
  • Budd-Chiari Syndrome / complications*
  • Budd-Chiari Syndrome / diagnosis
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Pulmonary Embolism / diagnosis
  • Pulmonary Embolism / etiology
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed