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Case Reports
. 2013 Sep;22(3):193-8.
doi: 10.1055/s-0033-1347906.

A rare case of behçet disease presenting with pyrexia of unknown origin, pulmonary embolism, and right ventricular thrombus

Weili Xing  1 , Girider Swaminathan  1 , Dorai Raj Appadorai  1 , Ashish Anil Sule  1
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Case Reports

A rare case of behçet disease presenting with pyrexia of unknown origin, pulmonary embolism, and right ventricular thrombus

Weili Xing et al. Int J Angiol. 2013 Sep.

Abstract

Behçet disease is a systemic vasculitis characterized by recurrent oral and genital ulcers and uveitis. We describe a rare case of a 43-year-old woman with Behçet disease who was admitted for pyrexia of unknown origin, cough, dyspnea, and chest pain. Her computerized tomography scan revealed pulmonary embolism and right ventricular thrombus. She was treated with anticoagulation for pulmonary embolism and right ventricular thrombus. She was well during her last follow-up.

Keywords: Behçet disease; pulmonary embolism; right ventricular thrombus.

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Computed tomographic pulmonary angiography (coronal view) showing pulmonary embolism in the left pulmonary artery.
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Computed tomographic pulmonary angiography (axial view) showing pulmonary embolism in the left pulmonary artery.
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Computed tomographic pulmonary angiography showing right ventricular thrombus.
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Chest magnetic resonance imaging showing right ventricular thrombus and liver hemangioma.
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