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Case Reports
. 2020 Jul;37(7):1077-1079.
doi: 10.1111/echo.14771. Epub 2020 Jun 17.

Multiple intra-cardiac masses: A life-threatening complication of Behçet's disease

Mehmet Gökhan Ramoğlu  1 , Semra Atalay  1 , Tayfun Uçar  1 , Suat Fitoz  2 , Zeynep Birsin Özçakar  3 , Ergin Çiftçi  4 , Ercan Tutar  1
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Case Reports

Multiple intra-cardiac masses: A life-threatening complication of Behçet's disease

Mehmet Gökhan Ramoğlu et al. Echocardiography. 2020 Jul.

Abstract

The incidence of multiple intra-cardiac masses is rare, and the differential diagnosis may be challenging sometimes. The most common etiologies of multiple intra-cardiac masses are thrombus, vegetation, and tumors. Intra-cardiac thrombus is more common in patients with central catheters, with a wall-motion abnormality and global hypokinesis. Certain autoimmune disorders may favor the development of intra-cardiac thrombus, and very rarely, multiple thrombi may be seen. Here, a patient with multiple intra-cardiac masses in the right ventricle and diagnosed with Behçet's disease is presented.

Keywords: Behçet's disease; Intra-cardiac thrombus; echocardiography; emboli; mass.

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