Korean J Intern Med.  2008 Jun;23(2):100-102. 10.3904/kjim.2008.23.2.100.

Multiple cardiovascular complications in a patient with Behcet's disease

• Chang JE
• Lee YH
• Lee J

• KMID: 759963
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3904/kjim.2008.23.2.100

Abstract

Arterial and cardiac involvement of Behcet's disease is a rare but life threatening complication. The rupture of an arterial aneurysm might result in sudden death. We report a 54-year-old man with an established diagnosis of Behcet's disease who presented with multiple cardiovascular complications that eventually lead to his death. He presented with extensive venous occlusions, and sequentially developed right ventricular thrombosis with multiple pulmonary thromboembolisms, and a pulmonary artery aneurysm. We report this unusual sequence of cardiovascular complications in a patient with Behcet's disease.

Keyword

Behcet disease; Aneurysm; Pulmonary embolism; Thrombosis

MeSH Terms

Aneurysm, Dissecting/*etiology
Behcet Syndrome/*complications
Cardiovascular Diseases/diagnosis/*etiology/ultrasonography
Fatal Outcome
Hemoptysis
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Pulmonary Artery/*pathology
Pulmonary Embolism/*etiology
Risk Factors
Rupture/etiology
Tomography, X-Ray Computed