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INTRA-CARDIAC THROMBUS IN BEHCETS DISEASE: TWO CASE REPORTS
Author(s) -
A. Maliki Alaoui,
Bouthayna Mesmoudi,
Y. Amchich,
N. Loudeyi,
A Zaimi,
Iliyasse Asfalou,
Aatif Benyass
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of advanced research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2320-5407
DOI - 10.21474/ijar01/13616
Subject(s) - medicine , thrombus , disease , rare disease , cardiology , sex organ , biology , genetics
Behcets disease (BD) is a multi-systemic inflammatory disorder characterized by a recurrent oral and genital aphthosis associated with multiple organ disorders: ophthalmic, neurological, vascular, and digestive.Cardiac involvement in BD especially Intra-cardiac thrombus (ICT) is extremely rare only 50 cases have been registered worldwide [1-5]. We report a rare case of two patients aged respectively 18-year-old and 50-year-old who are diagnosed with Behcets disease complicated by right-sided heart thrombi extended to the pulmonary artery.

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