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INTRA-CARDIAC THROMBUS IN BEHCETS DISEASE: TWO CASE REPORTS

Journal: International Journal of Advanced Research (Vol.9, No. 10)

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Page : 834-838

Keywords : BehcetsDisease Intra-Cardiac Thrombus Vasculitis Anticoagulant;

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Abstract

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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