RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Pregnancy complicated by superior vena cava thrombosis and pulmonary embolism in a patient with Behcet disease and the use of heparin for treatment
JF Saudi Medical Journal
JO Saudi Med J
FD Prince Sultan Military Medical City
SP 95
OP 97
VO 27
IS 1
A1 Ahmet Kale
A1 Levent Akyildiz
A1 Nurten Akdeniz
A1 Ebru Kale
YR 2006
UL http://smj.org.sa/content/27/1/95.abstract
AB Behcet disease is a multisystemic vasculitis of unknown origin. Vascular involvement has been considered to result from systemic vasculitis, occurs in 5-10% of these patients. We report a 34-year-old pregnant woman complicated by superior vena cava thrombosis, and pulmonary embolism in a patient with Behcet disease.