Open AccessIntracardiac thrombus in Behçet's disease
Author(s) -
Hayati Eren,
Lütfi Öcal,
Macit Kalçık,
Süleyman Çağan Efe,
Mert Evlice,
Mustafa Akçakoyun
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of cardiovascular echography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.255
H-Index - 8
eISSN - 2347-193X
pISSN - 2211-4122
DOI - 10.4103/2211-4122.178472
Subject(s) - medicine , behcet's disease , dermatology , uveitis , disease , thrombus , systemic disease , intracardiac injection , sex organ , behcet disease , immunology , biology , genetics
Behçet's disease (BD) is a chronic multisystem disease that presents with recurrent oral and genital ulceration and recurrent uveitis. The patients are often diagnosed in the range of 20-30 years of age and BD are more common in men.[1] BD has a worldwide distribution, but it is mainly observed in Mediterranean areas and Japan.[2] Involvement of skin, joints, nervous, respiratory, gastrointestinal, and cardiovascular systems is also recognised.[34] Although the vascular lesions are frequently observed in this disease, the cardiac involvement is rare and is associated with the poor prognosis.[5].