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Case Reports
. 2021 Jan 18;9(3):1453-1456.
doi: 10.1002/ccr3.3800. eCollection 2021 Mar.

Retropharyngeal edema secondary to superior vena cava syndrome revealing Behcet's disease

Firas Maalej  1 , Imen Achour  1 , Anis Zaidi  1 , Wadii Thabet  1 , Mohamed Amine Chaabouni  1 , Bouthaina Hammami  1 , Kheireddine Ben Mahfoudh  2 , Malek Mnejja  1 , Ilhem Charfeddine  1
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Retropharyngeal edema secondary to superior vena cava syndrome revealing Behcet's disease

Firas Maalej et al. Clin Case Rep. .

Abstract

Retropharyngeal edema, uncommon in superior vena cava syndrome, can exceptionally represent the first manifestation of Behcet's disease, which should be taken into account in the differential diagnosis of this condition.

Keywords: Behcet's disease; retropharyngeal edema; superior vena cava syndrome.

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Figures

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Cervico‐facial edema, collateral venous circulation (↗)
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Canker sores on the tongue (↗)
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CT scan with injection of contrast: A1, A2: retropharyngeal edema, B1, B2: thrombophlebitis of the superior vena cava and left internal jugular vein
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Cervical MRI. A: T2 weighted‐sequence, retropharyngeal hypersignal, B: Diffusion weighted‐sequence, retropharyngeal hypersignal
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