Abstract
Behcet's disease (BD) is a chronic relapsing systemic vasculitic disorder affecting the arteries, veins, and vessels of any size. Large vein thrombosis in BD is not commonly developed and most commonly observed in the veins in the lower extremities and inferior or superior vena cava. In this report, a 18-year-old male patient with large vein thrombosis involving superior vena cava was presented. He was treated due to chylothorax and chylopericardium with SVC syndrome before diagnosis of BD. SVC thrombosis complicated by chylothorax and chyolpericardium can be a rare presenting initial symptom of BD.
MeSH terms
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Adolescent
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Behcet Syndrome / complications
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Behcet Syndrome / diagnosis*
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Behcet Syndrome / pathology
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Behcet Syndrome / surgery
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Chylothorax / etiology*
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Chylothorax / pathology
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Chylothorax / surgery
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Fatal Outcome
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Humans
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Ligation
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Male
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Pericardial Effusion / etiology*
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Pericardial Effusion / pathology
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Pericardial Effusion / surgery
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Pericardial Window Techniques
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Radiopharmaceuticals
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Superior Vena Cava Syndrome / complications
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Superior Vena Cava Syndrome / etiology*
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Superior Vena Cava Syndrome / pathology
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Superior Vena Cava Syndrome / surgery
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Technetium Tc 99m Aggregated Albumin
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Thoracic Duct / surgery
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Thoracotomy
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Treatment Outcome
Substances
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Radiopharmaceuticals
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Technetium Tc 99m Aggregated Albumin