Coronary artery ectasia in a patient with Behcet's disease

Authors

• Ersan Tatli, Associated Professor, Department of Cardiology, Trakya University School of Medicine, Edirne, Turkey. Tel. +90 (284) 2357641 Ext. 2150. Fax. +90 (284) 2357652. E-mail: ersantatli{at}yahoo.com/ersantatli{at}hotmail.com
• Huseyin Surucu, Associated Professor, Department of Cardiology, Trakya University School of Medicine, Edirne, Turkey. Tel. +90 (284) 2357641 Ext. 2150. Fax. +90 (284) 2357652. E-mail: ersantatli{at}yahoo.com/ersantatli{at}hotmail.com
• Meryem Aktoz, Associated Professor, Department of Cardiology, Trakya University School of Medicine, Edirne, Turkey. Tel. +90 (284) 2357641 Ext. 2150. Fax. +90 (284) 2357652. E-mail: ersantatli{at}yahoo.com/ersantatli{at}hotmail.com
• Mutlu Buyuklu, Associated Professor, Department of Cardiology, Trakya University School of Medicine, Edirne, Turkey. Tel. +90 (284) 2357641 Ext. 2150. Fax. +90 (284) 2357652. E-mail: ersantatli{at}yahoo.com/ersantatli{at}hotmail.com

Abstract

Behcet9s disease is a multisystemic disease of unknown etiology. Disease manifestations consist of recurrent oral and genital ulceration, skin lesions, and relapsing ocular inflammation. Arterial involvement is an uncommon complication of Behcet9s disease, and it most frequently affects the abdominal aorta followed by femoral artery, and the pulmonary artery. Coronary lesions in Behcet9s disease have been little reported in the literature. A-36-year-old female with 6-year history of Behcet9s disease was hospitalized with ectasia of the left main coronary artery. This unusual vascular complication Behcet9s disease is presented.

Article Type

Case Report

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1281

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1282

Recommended Citation

Tatli, Ersan; Surucu, Huseyin; Aktoz, Meryem; and Buyuklu, Mutlu (2007) "Coronary artery ectasia in a patient with Behcet's disease," Saudi Medical Journal: Vol. 28: Iss. 8, Article 24.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/1658-3175.4028