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Erschienen in: Clinical Rheumatology 3/2007

01.03.2007 | Case Report

Chronicle of a death foretold: a case of catastrophic vascular Behcet’s disease

verfasst von: David Planer, David Leibowitz, Yair Elitzur, Amit Korach, Nurith Hiller, Tova Chajek-Shaul

Erschienen in: Clinical Rheumatology | Ausgabe 3/2007

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Abstract

A 20-year-old man with Behcet's disease characterized by recurrent arterial aneurysms presented with a new aortic root aneurysm. This patient previously had aneurysms of the coronary arteries and vein, as well as ruptured renal artery aneurysm. Chronic maintenance immunosuppressive therapy was recommended due to the catastrophic nature of the disease, which the patient refused to take. The patient died shortly after admission. This case demonstrates the unique catastrophic natural history of vascular Behcet's disease with recurrent life-threatening arterial events, and this case stresses the therapeutic dilemma of maintenance immunosuppressive therapy in selected patients.
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Metadaten
Titel
Chronicle of a death foretold: a case of catastrophic vascular Behcet’s disease
verfasst von
David Planer
David Leibowitz
Yair Elitzur
Amit Korach
Nurith Hiller
Tova Chajek-Shaul
Publikationsdatum
01.03.2007
Verlag
Springer-Verlag
Erschienen in
Clinical Rheumatology / Ausgabe 3/2007
Print ISSN: 0770-3198
Elektronische ISSN: 1434-9949
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10067-005-0166-1

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