Octopus-Like Thrombus: An Unusual Complication with Behcet’s Disease

Authors

  • Mustafa Oylumlu Department of Cardiology, MD, Dicle University Faculty of Medicine, 21280 Diyarbakır, Turkey
  • Murat Yuksel Department of Cardiology, MD, Dicle University Faculty of Medicine, 21280 Diyarbakır, Turkey
  • Faruk Ertas Department of Cardiology, MD, Dicle University Faculty of Medicine, 21280 Diyarbakır, Turkey
  • Hasan Kaya Department of Cardiology, MD, Dicle University Faculty of Medicine, 21280 Diyarbakır, Turkey
  • Mehmet Ata Akil Department of Cardiology, MD, Dicle University Faculty of Medicine, 21280 Diyarbakır, Turkey

Keywords:

Behcet’s Disease, thrombus, right ventricle, right atrium

Abstract

Behcet’s disease (BD) is a chronic inflammatory multisystemic disorder with an unknown cause. Although BD may involve many organs or systems in the body, cardiac pathologies related to BD have seldomly been reported. Intracardiac thrombus formation is a rare but very serious complication of BD. In the following text, we’ll share a patient with BD who has massive thrombus formation in right heart chambers and large veins

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Published

15-04-2013

How to Cite

Oylumlu, M., Yuksel, M., Ertas, F., Kaya, H., & Akil, M. A. (2013). Octopus-Like Thrombus: An Unusual Complication with Behcet’s Disease. International Journal of Basic and Clinical Studies, 2(1), 72–75. Retrieved from https://www.ijbcs.com/ijbcs/article/view/ijbcs02107

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 1 (2013)

Section

Case Report

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