A case of Behcet's disease with upper extremity thrombosis

Abstract

Behcet's disease (BD) is a multi-system vasculitis in which recurrent oral and genital ulcers, uveitis as well as musculoskeletal, neurologic and gastrointestinal system involvement are observed. In previous studies, vascular involvement rate ranges between 1-38%. Most common vascular complication is superficial vein thrombosis of the extremities, followed by deep vein thrombosis. In this study, we will present a case of BD with upper extremity thrombosis.

Keywords

• Behcet's disease,Upper extremity,Superficial vein thrombosis

Üst ekstremite trombozlu behçet hastalığı olgusu

Öz

Behçet hastalığı (BH) tekrarlayan oral, genital ülserler, göz bulgularının yanısıra kas-iskelet, nörolojik ve gastrointestinal sistem (GİS) tutulumları ile seyreden sistemik bir vaskülittir. BH'da vasküler tutulum oranı serilere göre %1-38 arasında değişmektedir. En sık görülen vasküler komplikasyon ekstremitelerin yüzeyel ven trombozu iken bunu derin ven trombozu (DVT) izler. Bu yazıda, üst ekstremite trombozu olan bir Behçet hastalığı olgusundan bahsedilecektir. 

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Behçet hastalığı,Üst ekstremite,Yüzeyel ven trombozu

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