Pregnancy complicated by cerebral venous thrombosis in Behçet's disease

B Wechsler; T Généreau; V Biousse; D Vauthier-Brouzes; J Seebacher; D Dormont; P Godeau

doi:10.1016/0002-9378(95)90663-0

Pregnancy complicated by cerebral venous thrombosis in Behçet's disease

Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1995 Nov;173(5):1627-9. doi: 10.1016/0002-9378(95)90663-0.

Authors

B Wechsler¹, T Généreau, V Biousse, D Vauthier-Brouzes, J Seebacher, D Dormont, P Godeau

Affiliation

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, Groupe Hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France.

PMID: 7503215
DOI: 10.1016/0002-9378(95)90663-0

Abstract

Pregnancy and Behçet's disease are both disorders with increased risks of cerebral venous thrombosis. However, we describe the first case of central venous thrombosis during the pregnancy of a woman with Behçet's disease, revealed by headaches, visual obscuring, and a slight increase in cerebrospinal fluid opening pressure. Treatment with heparin and corticosteroids led to rapid amelioration.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adrenal Cortex Hormones / therapeutic use
Adult
Aspirin / therapeutic use
Behcet Syndrome / complications*
Cerebral Veins*
Female
Heparin / therapeutic use
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / diagnosis*
Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / drug therapy
Thrombosis / complications
Thrombosis / diagnosis*
Thrombosis / drug therapy

Substances

Adrenal Cortex Hormones
Heparin
Aspirin