Granulomatous Endocarditis with Systemic Embolism in Behçet's Disease
Authors: EDWARD C. HUYCKE
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1985)

Brief Reports1 June 1985Granulomatous 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.EDWARD 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.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-102-6-791 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptBehçet's disease is a multisystem disorder that infrequently involves cardiac structures (1). Reported cardiac involvement includes pericarditis (2), myocarditis (3), acute myocardial infarction (4), acute aortic regurgitation (5), right heart endocardial fibrosis (6), right ventricular mural thrombus with pulmonary embolus (7), and ruptured aneurysm of sinus of Valsalva into the left ventricular cavity (8). Active endocarditis has been reported in one patient (9). Granulomatous endocarditis with major systemic embolism complicating Behçet's disease has not been previously reported.A 50-year-old woman had acute onset of weakness, numbness, coolness, and pain in the left leg and hip. She had an 8-year history...References1. SHIMIZUEHRLICHINABAHAYASHI TGGK. Behçet disease (Behçet syndrome). Semin Arthritis Rheum. 1979;8:223-60. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. SCARLETTKISTNERYANG JML. Behçet's syndrome: report of a case associated with pericardial effusion and cryoglobulinemia treated with indomethacin. Am J Med. 1979;66:146-8. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. LEWIS P. Behçet's disease and carditis. Br Med J 1964;1:1206-7. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. SCHIFFMOFFATTMANDELRUBIN SRWS. Acute myocardial infarction and recurrent ventricular arrhythmias in Behçet's syndrome. Am Heart J. 1982;103:438-40. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. COMESSZIBELLIGORDONFREDRICKSON KLDS. Acute, severe, aortic regurgitation in Behçet's syndrome. Ann Intern Med. 1983;99:639-40. LinkGoogle Scholar6. BUGEESCOUROLLECHOMETTE ARG. Maladie de Behçet avec manifestations neurologiques et fibrose endocardique du coeur droit: etude anatomoclinique d'une observation. Ann Med Interne (Paris). 1977;128:411-9. MedlineGoogle Scholar7. DAVIES J. Behçet's syndrome with haemoptysis and pulmonary lesions. J Pathol. 1973;109:351-6. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar8. NOJIRIENDOKOYANAGIOBAYASHISEKIGUCHI TMHNM. Successful aortic valve replacement in rupture of an aneurysm of the sinus of Valsalva into the left ventricular cavity and aortic valve insufficiency associated with a complete form of Behçet's disease. Rinsho Kyobu Geha. 1983;3:224-32. MedlineGoogle Scholar9. MCDONALDGAD-AL-RAB GJ. Behçet's disease with endocarditis and the Budd-Chiari syndrome. J Clin Pathol. 1980;33:660-9. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar10. RAPOPORTKOZINMACKELJORDAN RFSR. Cutaneous vascular immunofluorescence in rheumatoid arthritis: correlation with circulating immune complexes and vasculitis. Am J Med. 1980;68:325-31. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Walter Reed Army Medical Center Armed Forces Institute of Pathology Malcolm Grow USAF Medical Center Washington, D.C. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited ByCase Report: Isolated and Focal Non-necrotizing Granulomatous Inflammation of Mitral Valves: A Report of Two CasesAssessment of Cardiac Autonomic Function by Using Heart Rate Turbulence in Behcet's DiseaseAseptic Endocarditis in Behçet's Disease Presenting as Tricuspid Valve StenosisCardiac findings in Behçet's patientsBehçet's Aortitis Mimicking Aortic Valve Endocarditis with Subaortic ComplicationsTricuspid aseptic endocarditis revealing right endomyocardial fibrosis during an unrecognized Behçet's diseaseLetter to the EditorBehçet's disease and complex aphthosisBeh�et's disease presenting with a right atrial vegetationCardiac and Pulmonary Involvement in Behcet's DiseaseVasculitis in Behçet's DiseaseBehçet's DiseaseBehçe's Disease and Complex Aphthosis 1 June 1985Volume 102, Issue 6Page: 791-793KeywordsAcute myocardial infarctionAneurysmsEndocarditisHeartHeart diseasesHipMyocarditisPulmonary fibrosisSystemic diseasesThrombosis Issue Published: 1 June 1985 PDF DownloadLoading ...