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Right Ventricular Thrombus and Tricuspid Valve Dysfunction in a Patient with Behçet’s Disease

Authors :
Stefan Rusu
Frederic Vandergheynst
Christian Motet
Federica Valente
Source :
Case Reports in Clinical Medicine. :319-328
Publication Year :
2020
Publisher :
Scientific Research Publishing, Inc., 2020.

Abstract

Background: Behcet’s disease (BD) is a multisystemic, chronic inflammatory disorder with a broad range of manifestations including within the cardiovascular system. Cardiac involvement like intracardiac thrombus (ICT) and valvular involvement in BD are rarely seen entities and often associated with poor prognosis. Case Presentation: We present the case of a young patient with vascular-Behcet diagnosed by the presence of intracardiac thrombus in the right ventricle, unresponsive to medical treatment. Even though the intracardiac lesion was successfully treated by surgical excision, he presented a severe tricuspid dysfunction some years later due to the extension of fibrosis with no surgical therapeutic option. Conclusion: Intracardiac thrombosis is a rare but early manifestation of Behcet’s disease, which is difficult to diagnose and has a poor prognosis.

Details

ISSN :
23257083 and 23257075
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Case Reports in Clinical Medicine
Accession number :
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