RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Dramatic vascular course of Behcet's disease
JF Saudi Medical Journal
JO Saudi Med J
FD Prince Sultan Military Medical City
SP 2013
OP 2015
VO 25
IS 12
A1 Elsharawy, Mohamed A.
A1 Hassan, Khairi A.
A1 Al-Awami, Majed
A1 Al-Mulhim, Fatma A.
YR 2004
UL http://smj.org.sa/content/25/12/2013.abstract
AB Vascular involvement in Behcet's disease is rare approximately 14% venous and 1.6% arterial, serious and recurrent. We report a case of Behcet's disease with deep venous thrombosis and right iliac pseudoaneurysm which was repaired with polytetrafluoroethylene PTFE graft. The patient received warfarin, aspirin, clopidogrel, immunosuppressive and corticosteroids. Two months later the patient developed manifestations of superior vena cava thrombosis and the graft was blocked. Three months later, ischemia of the right foot deteriorated and left femoral artery to right femoral artery crossover PTFE graft was performed.