Intracardiac Thrombosis: An Uncommon Manifestation of Behçet’s Disease
Rhita Ezzahraoui,
Najlaa Belharty,
Zaineb Bourouhou
et al.
Abstract:Behçet’s disease is a chronic multisystemic vasculitis of unknown etiology that evolves in relapses and remissions with a predominance of cutaneous and ocular lesions. It is more frequent in young adults, with a predominantly male population from the Mediterranean and Middle East.
Cardiac involvement is rare (1 to 6%) but represents one of the most serious complications that can affect the three tunics of the heart. Cardiac thrombus is uncommon, its diagnosis relies mainly on echocardiography, and t… Show more
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