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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-8-29
pubmed:abstractText
Intracardiac thrombus in Behçet's disease is an extremely rare manifestation. We report two such cases. A 20-year-old man presented with dyspnoea, cough and haemoptysis. Right heart thrombus associated with pulmonary artery aneurysm and thromboembolism was identified by helical CT and transoesophageal echocardiography. The second case was a 29-year-old male admitted for fever and chest pain. A diagnosis of right atrial thrombosis associated with pulmonary embolism and hyperhomocysteinemia was made. Due to the absence of haemodynamic compromise, medical management consisting of immunosupressive and anticoagulation therapy was adopted which resulted in complete dissolution of the thrombus with dramatic clinical improvement in both cases of clinical status. CONCLUSION: intracardiac thrombus is a rare complication of Behçet's disease. As shown in our patients, medical treatment should be considered as the first line.
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pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:status
PubMed-not-MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
1477-9560
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
25
pubmed:volume
3
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
9
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-18
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Intracardiac thrombus in Behçet's disease: two case reports.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Internal Medicine, F Bourguiba University Hospital, Monastir, Tunisia. Sonia.Hammami@fmm.rnu.tn
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article