Left intracardiac thrombosis: An exceptional complication revealing BehCet’s disease

Mounira El Euch, Ben Fredj Ismail Fatma, Rezgui Amel, Karmani Monia, Derbali Fatma, Amri Raja, Laouani Kechrid Chedia

Department of Internal Medicine, Sahloul University Hospital, Sousa, Tunisia.

DOI: 10.4236/ojim.2013.31004                

Abstract

Although cardiac involvement during Behcet syndrome is uncommon and intracardiac thrombosis is exceptional, it concerns the right ventricle much more than the left one. We report an illustrative case of left intracardiac thrombosis revealing Behcet’s disease in a 33-year-old Tunisian man.

Keywords

Behcet’s Disease; Cardiac Involvement; Thrombosis

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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