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Budd-chiari syndrome and renal arterial neurysms due to Behcet disease: a rare association.

Authors :
Batur A
Dorum M
YĆ¼ksekkaya HA
Koc O
Source :
The Pan African medical journal [Pan Afr Med J] 2015 Jun 03; Vol. 21, pp. 84. Date of Electronic Publication: 2015 Jun 03 (Print Publication: 2015).
Publication Year :
2015

Abstract

Behcet's disease is a multisystemic vasculitis of unknown etiology with a chronic relapsing course. Vasculitis in Behcet's disease with predominant vascular involvement is the only vasculitis that affects both arteries and veins of any size. Involvement of the renal artery and inferior vena cava is rare among the arteries and veins, respectively. When disease affect the veins, it is in the form of thrombosis. Arterial complications include aneurysms, stenosis and occlusions. Both rupture of arterial aneurysm and occlusion of suprahepatic veins, causing Budd-Chiari syndrome, are associated with a high mortality rate. Vascular involvement is more common in male patients than in female patients. Men and patients with a younger age of onset present with a more severe prognosis. In this case report, we describe a very rare cause of intrarenal arterial aneurysm's rupture with previous Budd-Chiari syndrome due to Behcet's disease and successful angiographic embolization of actively bleeding aneurysm.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1937-8688
Volume :
21
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
The Pan African medical journal
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
26491527
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2015.21.84.3917