Acute, Severe, Aortic Regurgitation in Behçet's Syndrome
Authors: KEITH ALLEN COMESS
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1983)

Brief Reports1 November 1983Acute, Severe, Aortic Regurgitation in Behçet's SyndromeKEITH ALLEN COMESS, M.D., LOUIS R. ZIBELLI, M.D., DAVE GORDON, M.D., S. ROCKWELL FREDRICKSON, M.D.KEITH ALLEN COMESS, M.D., LOUIS R. ZIBELLI, M.D., DAVE GORDON, M.D., S. ROCKWELL FREDRICKSON, M.D.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-99-5-639 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptBehçet's syndrome is an idiopathic multisystem disorder that is the object of increasing interest, due in part to the widespread recognition of its diverse manifestations (1). Diagnosis is based on recognition of the symptom complex (2). Cardiac manifestations include pericarditis (3), myocarditis (4), conduction system disturbances (5), acute myocardial infarction (6), vascular aneurysms and occlusions (rarely occurring in the coronary arteries) (1, 2, 7), and valvular disease (8, 9). We report a case of acute, severe, aortic insufficiency and sinus of Valsalva aneurysm in a patient with Behçet's syndrome, a previously unreported finding.Our patient is a 31-year-old Alaskan Indian...References1. SHIMIZUEHRLICHINABAHAYASHI TGGK. Behçet disease (Behçet syndrome). Semin Arthritis Rheum. 1979;8:223-60. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. . Behçet's disease; guide to diagnosis of Behçet's disease. Jpn J Ophthalmol. 1974;18:291-7. Google Scholar3. HAMZAZRIBICHADLIBENAYED MAAH. La maladie de Behçet: etude de 22 cas. Nouv Presse Med. 1975;4:563-6. MedlineGoogle Scholar4. LEWIS P. Behçet's disease and carditis. Br Med J. 1964;1:1026-7. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. OSHIMASHIMIZUYOKOHARI YTR. Clinical studies on Behçet's syndrome. Ann Rheum Dis. 1963;22:36-45. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar6. SCHIFFMOFFATTMANDELRUBIN SRWS. Acute myocardial infarction and recurrent ventricular arrhythmias in Behçet's syndrome. Am Heart J. 1982;103:438-40. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar7. KASEDAKOIWAYATAJIMI SYT. Huge false aneurysm due to rupture of the right coronary artery in Behçet's syndrome. Am Heart J. 1982;103(4 pt 1):569-71. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar8. MCDONALDGAD-AL-RAB GJ. Behçet's syndrome with endocarditis and the Budd-Chiari syndrome. J Clin Pathol. 1980;35:660-9. CrossrefGoogle Scholar9. RAEVANDENBURGSCHLOTZ SMC. Aortic regurgitation and false aortic aneurysm formation in Behçet's disease. Postgrad Med J. 1980;56:438-9. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar10. BERNHARDLANGEHENSLEY GRG. Aortic disease with valvular insufficiency as the principal manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosis. Ann Intern Med. 1969;71:81-7. LinkGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: University of Washington and the Seattle Health Hospitals Seattle, Washington. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited ByAtteintes cardiovasculaires de la maladie de BehçetCardiovascular Issues: Aneurysms and Pseudoaneurysms, Thrombosis, Atherosclerosis, and Cardiac InvolvementAortic Regurgitation Caused by Behçet's Disease: Surgical Experience during an 11-Year PeriodFactors Determining Outcomes of Aortic Valve Surgery in Patients with Aortic Regurgitation Due to Behçet's Disease: Impact of Preoperative Echocardiographic FeaturesCardiovascular Behçet's DiseaseCardiovascular involvement in Behçet's diseaseLong-Term Experience of Surgical Treatment for Aortic Regurgitation Attributable to Behçet's DiseaseEchocardiographic and clinical characteristics of aortic regurgitation because of systemic vasculitisValved conduit operation for aortic regurgitation associated with Behçet's diseaseSurgical treatment of behçet's disease involving aortic regurgitationSurgery for Aortic Regurgitation Caused by Behcet's Disease: A Clinical Study of 11 PatientsBehçet's disease and complex aphthosisSurgical Management of Behçet's Aortitis: A Report of Eight PatientsAortic insufficiency and stenosis in unruptured aneurysm of sinus of ValsalvaAortic regurgitation in Behçet's disease with aortitis and myxoid degeneration of the aortic valve leafletsTherapy of Acute Aortic RegurgitationThe Vasculitis Syndromes in Aorta and Large ArteriesNeutrophilic vascular reactionsCase 28-1988Miscellaneous ConditionsBehçe's Disease and Complex AphthosisMitral and aortic regurgitation in Behcet's syndrome.Granulomatous Endocarditis with Systemic Embolism in Behçet's DiseaseEDWARD C. HUYCKE, M.D., MAX ROBINOWITZ, M.D., IRA S. COHEN, M.D., NELSON A. BURTON, M.D., STEPHEN M. FALL, M.D., EUGENE P. BOLING, M.D., DOUGLAS R. HOUGH, M.D.Cardiac involvement in Behçet's diseaseSurgery for Aortic Regurgitation Caused by Behcet's Disease: A Clinical Study of 11 Patients 1 November 1983Volume 99, Issue 5Page: 639-640KeywordsAcute myocardial infarctionAneurysmsCoronary arteriesHeart diseasesMyocarditisValvular diseases Issue Published: 1 November 1983 PDF DownloadLoading ...