Dramatic vascular course of Behcet's disease

Authors

• Mohamed A. Elsharawy, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, King Faisal University, PO Box 40081, Al-Khobar 31952, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Tel. +966 501852057. Fax. + 966 (3) 8966728. E-mail: elsharawya{at}yahoo.co.uk
• Khairi A. Hassan, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, King Faisal University, Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
• Majed Al-Awami, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, King Faisal University, Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
• Fatma A. Al-Mulhim, Department of Radiology, College of Medicine, King Faisal University, Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Abstract

Vascular involvement in Behcet9s disease is rare approximately 14% venous and 1.6% arterial, serious and recurrent. We report a case of Behcet9s disease with deep venous thrombosis and right iliac pseudoaneurysm which was repaired with polytetrafluoroethylene PTFE graft. The patient received warfarin, aspirin, clopidogrel, immunosuppressive and corticosteroids. Two months later the patient developed manifestations of superior vena cava thrombosis and the graft was blocked. Three months later, ischemia of the right foot deteriorated and left femoral artery to right femoral artery crossover PTFE graft was performed.

Article Type

Case Report

First Page

2013

Last Page

2015

Recommended Citation

Elsharawy, Mohamed A.; Hassan, Khairi A.; Al-Awami, Majed; and Al-Mulhim, Fatma A. (2004) "Dramatic vascular course of Behcet's disease," Saudi Medical Journal: Vol. 25: Iss. 12, Article 47.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/1658-3175.2747