Constrictive pericarditis and Behçet's disease: a very rare association

Although benign acute pericarditis can be considered a common cardiac complication of Behçet's disease, the association of this systemic vasculitis with constrictive pericarditis has not been described. A case of this peculiar clinical association is presented, and some interesting diagnostic p...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Revista española de cardiologia 1999-03, Vol.52 (3), p.197-200
Hauptverfasser:	Moreno Izarra, J, Anguita Sánchez, M, Carmona Alvarez, J A, Pavlovic, D, Siles Rubio, J R, Vallés Belsué, F
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	spa
Schlagworte:	Behcet Syndrome - complications Behcet Syndrome - diagnosis Calcinosis - diagnosis Calcinosis - surgery Chronic Disease Echocardiography Humans Magnetic Resonance Imaging Male Middle Aged Pericardiectomy Pericarditis, Constrictive - diagnosis Pericarditis, Constrictive - surgery Radiography, Thoracic
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Zusammenfassung:	Although benign acute pericarditis can be considered a common cardiac complication of Behçet's disease, the association of this systemic vasculitis with constrictive pericarditis has not been described. A case of this peculiar clinical association is presented, and some interesting diagnostic points are discussed.
ISSN:	0300-8932