Behcet’s Disease with Intracardiac Thrombus Presenting with Fever of Unknown Etiology
Joint Authors
Misra, Durga Prasanna
Agarwal, Vikas
Ajmani, Sajal
Raja, Deep Chandh
Mohindra, Namita
Source
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-09-03
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
A young male was referred to us for evaluation of fever of unknown origin (FUO).
He had history of recurrent painful oral ulcers for one year and moderate to high grade fever, pustulopapular rash, and recurrent genital ulcers for 6 months and hemoptysis for 3 days.
He was detected to have intracardiac thrombi and pulmonary arterial thrombosis along with underlying Behcet’s disease (BD).
Patient responded to high dose prednisolone (1 mg/Kg/day) along with monthly parenteral cyclophosphamide therapy.
This case highlights the fact that BD is an important cause for pulmonary artery vasculitis with intracardiac thrombus formation, and such patients can present with FUO.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ajmani, Sajal& Misra, Durga Prasanna& Raja, Deep Chandh& Mohindra, Namita& Agarwal, Vikas. 2015. Behcet’s Disease with Intracardiac Thrombus Presenting with Fever of Unknown Etiology. Case Reports in Immunology،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-3.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ajmani, Sajal…[et al.]. Behcet’s Disease with Intracardiac Thrombus Presenting with Fever of Unknown Etiology. Case Reports in Immunology No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-3.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Ajmani, Sajal& Misra, Durga Prasanna& Raja, Deep Chandh& Mohindra, Namita& Agarwal, Vikas. Behcet’s Disease with Intracardiac Thrombus Presenting with Fever of Unknown Etiology. Case Reports in Immunology. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1058670
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1058670