Korean J Med.  2002 Jun;62(6):666-670.

A case of Bdhcet's disease presented with recurrent, multiple arterial aneurysms

• Park JH
• Yoo WH

Abstract

Bdhcet's disease is a systemic vasculitis with a variety of clinical manifestations and occasionally involves arterial and venous system. The vascular involvement occurs in approximately 7~35% of patients with Bdhcet's disease and classified into venous thrombosis, arterial thrombosis and arterial aneurysm. The aneurysmal formation is more common than occlusion, though the two may coexist. Arterial aneurysm has been reported in both small and large vessels including the thoracic and abdominal aorta, carotid, common iliac, pulmonary, coronary, subclavian, peripheral arteries and occasionally involves multiple vessels. We experienced a 40-year-old male patient with Bdhcet's disease presented with recurrent, multiple aneurysms of right subclavian artery, innominate artery and left radial artery. We present here an unusual case with a brief review of the literatures and the other case reports of Bdhcet's disease with multiple aneurysms in Korea.

Keyword

Bdhcet's disease; Arterial aneurysm

MeSH Terms

Adult
Aneurysm*
Aorta, Abdominal
Arteries
Brachiocephalic Trunk
Humans
Korea
Male
Radial Artery
Subclavian Artery
Systemic Vasculitis
Thrombosis
Venous Thrombosis