In:
The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics, Hacettepe University Institute of Child Health, Vol. 61, No. 4 ( 2019-08-25), p. 585-588
Abstract:
Cardiac involvement is an uncommon and life-threatening complication of Behçet`s Disease. We present a 14-year-old boy, admitted to our hospital for recurrent hemoptysis. In his radiologic evaluation, a right ventricular thrombus and pulmonary arterial aneurysm were identified. He was diagnosed with Behçet`s Disease, and then he received prednisone and cyclophosphamide. However, his cardiac thrombus enlargened. After his treatment was replaced with infliximab, the pulmonary aneurysms regressed, and the cardiac thrombus disappeared. In conclusion, infliximab should be considered as a reliable option for vascular Behçet`s Disease resistant to conventional treatment.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
2791-6421
,
0041-4301
DOI:
10.24953/turkjped.2019.04.016
Language:
English
Publisher:
Hacettepe University Institute of Child Health
Publication Date:
2019
detail.hit.zdb_id:
123487-0
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