A Rare Case of Behçet Disease Presenting with sepsis, Pulmonary Embolism and Right Ventricular Thrombus
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Behçet Disease is a chronic systemic inflammatory disorder that manifests as recurring mouth ulcers and a number of systemic symptoms, such as genital ulcers, eye disease, skin lesions, arthritis, genital warts and gastrointestinal, neurologic, or vascular disease. Both men and women are equally affected by it, and it is most frequent along the historic Silk Road, which runs from eastern Asia to the Mediterranean region. The majority of people begin to exhibit symptoms between the ages of 20 and 40. (1)
We describe a rare case of a 21-year-old man with two right ventricular masses and pulmonary embolism due to a not yet diagnosed Behçet’s disease.
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