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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