| Literature DB >> 20978571 |
Fedoua El Louali1, Asmae Tamdy, Aida Soufiani, Latifa Oukerraj, Driss Omari, Fadwa Bounjoum, Fadwa Mekouar, Zoubida Tazi-Mezalek, Rachida Bouhouch, Jamila Zarzur, Mohamed Cherti.
Abstract
Herein, we report 3 cases of Behçet syndrome that were accompanied by intracardiac thrombus. The 1st patient was a 30-year-old man who presented with dyspnea; a right atrial thrombus was identified upon transthoracic echocardiography. The 2nd patient was a 52-year-old man who was admitted for dyspnea; transthoracic echocardiography revealed an echogenic mass in the right ventricle. The 3rd patient was a 23-year-old man who was hospitalized for hemoptysis; the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism was made, and right ventricular thrombosis was found.Because these patients had no hemodynamic compromise, medical management consisting of immunosuppressive and anticoagulative therapy was adopted. This treatment resulted in complete dissolution of the thrombi.Entities:
Keywords: Anti-inflammatory agents; Behçet syndrome/complications/drug therapy; anticoagulants; colchicine/therapeutic use; cyclophosphamide/therapeutic use; embolism, pulmonary; pulmonary artery; thrombosis/drug therapy/epidemiology/etiology
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Year: 2010 PMID: 20978571 PMCID: PMC2953211
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Tex Heart Inst J ISSN: 0730-2347