Complete recovery of right intraventricular thrombus and pulmonary arteritis in Behcet's disease
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- 1 January 1997
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Rheumatology
- Vol. 36 (1) , 130-132
- https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/36.1.130
Abstract
We report on a patient who presented with sustained fever, weight loss, haemoptysis and elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate. The diagnosis of Behçet's disease was based on recurrent oral and genital aphthae, pseudofolliculitis and a history of thrombophlebitis. A right intraventricular thrombus and bilateral pulmonary aneurysms were discovered. Their complete recovery was observed within 6 months after a combination of prednisone, azathioprine, colchicine and aspirin therapy was started.Keywords
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