A diagnosis not to be missed: Behcet’s disease as a cause of dilated cardiomyopathy in a young Arab male patient

A diagnosis not to be missed: Behcet’s disease as a cause of dilated cardiomyopathy in a young Arab male patient

We report a 33‐year‐old Arab male patient who was thought to have severe idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) associated with complete atrioventricular block for more than 6 years, then was found to possess features suggestive of underlying Behcet’s disease in the form of recurrent oral and genit...

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Veröffentlicht in:International journal of rheumatic diseases 2010-02, Vol.13 (1), p.97-99
Hauptverfasser: AL IZZI, Mustafa, EL BUR, Mohammed, ARIF, Mohammed
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adult
Arabs
Atrial Fibrillation - etiology
Atrioventricular Block - etiology
Behcet Syndrome - complications
Behcet Syndrome - diagnosis
Behcet Syndrome - drug therapy
Behcet Syndrome - immunology
Behcet’s disease
Cardiac Pacing, Artificial
Cardiology
Cardiomyopathy
Cardiomyopathy, Dilated - diagnosis
Cardiomyopathy, Dilated - etiology
Cardiomyopathy, Dilated - immunology
Cardiomyopathy, Dilated - therapy
dilated cardiomyopathy
Electric Countershock
Electrocardiography
Folliculitis - etiology
Genital Diseases, Male - etiology
Heart Failure - etiology
HLA-B Antigens - blood
HLA-B51 Antigen
Humans
Immunosuppressive Agents - therapeutic use
Male
Oral Ulcer - etiology
Thrombophlebitis - etiology
Treatment Outcome
United Arab Emirates
Venous Thrombosis - etiology
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Zusammenfassung:We report a 33‐year‐old Arab male patient who was thought to have severe idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) associated with complete atrioventricular block for more than 6 years, then was found to possess features suggestive of underlying Behcet’s disease in the form of recurrent oral and genital ulcers, cutaneous folliculitis, superficial thrombophlebitis, pathergism, partially thrombosed portal vein and a positive human leukocyte antigen ‐B51.
ISSN:1756-1841
1756-185X
DOI:10.1111/j.1756-185X.2009.01451.x