KMID : 0338420080230020100
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The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine 2008 Volume.23 No. 2 p.100 ~ p.102
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Multiple cardiovascular complications in a patient ith Behcet¡¯s disease
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Chang Ji-Eun
Lee You-Hyun Lee Ji-Soo
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Abstract
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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.
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KEYWORD
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Behcet disease, Aneurysm, Pulmonary embolism, Thrombosis
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