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Intracardiac thrombus in Behçet’s disease: a rare case in Morocco

Behçet’s syndrome is a systemic inflammatory disease generally presented with the triad of uveitis, oral and genital ulcers. However, it may present with gastrointestinal, central nervous system, skin and vascular disease manifestations. Intracardiac thrombus is a rare but serious complication of Be...

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Autores principales: Amchich, Younes, Reguig, Nezha, Boucaid, Abdelhalim, Belghoule, Reda, Zegmout, Adil, Bourkadi, Jamal Eddine
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The African Field Epidemiology Network 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7392863/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32774651
http://dx.doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2020.36.92.23741
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Sumario:Behçet’s syndrome is a systemic inflammatory disease generally presented with the triad of uveitis, oral and genital ulcers. However, it may present with gastrointestinal, central nervous system, skin and vascular disease manifestations. Intracardiac thrombus is a rare but serious complication of Behçet’s disease. A 16-year-old man with Behçet’s syndrome was hospitalized into our department with a history of cough, fever, chest pain, hemoptysis, and weight loss. Transthoracic echocardiography and chest scan revealed a right ventricular thrombus. After one month of treatment with cyclophosphamide, and corticosteroid the intracardiac thrombus has been resolved.