Pulmonary embolism due to an intracardiac thrombosis in a patient affected by Behcet's disease: a case report.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Behçet's disease is an inflammatory condition, caused by vasculitis of big and small veins and arteries in which, although vascular inflammation is the basis of disease, cardiac involvement is rare. We present a rare case of a man, affected by Behçet's disease, with pulmonary embolism due to a floating thrombus in the right ventricle.

Case summary

We report a case of a 36-year-old man admitted to emergency department due to dyspnoea and haemoptysis. He had already been diagnosed with Behçet's disease, and he was in therapy with low doses of azathioprine and prednisone from three months. Thorax CT scan detected pulmonary embolism with pulmonary infraction. No evidence of deep vein thrombosis was found. The echocardiogram pointed out a floating mass of at least 30 m

SUBMITTER: Ambrosino V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11404510 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature