Pregnancy complicated by superior vena cava thrombosis and pulmonary embolism in a patient with Behcet disease and the use of heparin for treatment

Authors

• Ahmet Kale, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Dicle University School of Medicine, 21280 Diyarbakir, Turkey. Tel. +90 (412) 2488001 Ext. 4756. E-mail: drakale{at}dicle.edu.tr
• Levent Akyildiz, Department of Chest Disease
• Nurten Akdeniz, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Dicle University School of Medicine, Diyarbakir, Turkey.
• Ebru Kale, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Abstract

Behcet disease is a multisystemic vasculitis of unknown origin. Vascular involvement has been considered to result from systemic vasculitis, occurs in 5-10% of these patients. We report a 34-year-old pregnant woman complicated by superior vena cava thrombosis, and pulmonary embolism in a patient with Behcet disease.

Article Type

Case Report

First Page

95

Last Page

97

Recommended Citation

Kale, Ahmet; Akyildiz, Levent; Akdeniz, Nurten; and Kale, Ebru (2006) "Pregnancy complicated by superior vena cava thrombosis and pulmonary embolism in a patient with Behcet disease and the use of heparin for treatment," Saudi Medical Journal: Vol. 27: Iss. 1, Article 20.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/1658-3175.3283