Upper extremity thrombosis in Behçet’s disease
Journal Title: Dicle Tıp Dergisi - Year 2013, Vol 40, Issue 3
Abstract
Behçet’s disease (BD) is a systemic disease characterized by oral aphthosis, genital ulcers, ocular lesions and also gastrointestinal, musculoskeletal, neurological and vessel involvements may develop. Venous manifestations are more common than arterial involvement. Venous involvement often occurs in the veins of lower extremity. Upper extremity venous involvement is rare. In this paper we report a case of BH presenting with upper extremity superficial vein thrombosis. Key words: Behçet’s disease, upper extremity, superficial vein thrombosis
Authors and Affiliations
Adem Küçük, İlknur Albayrak, Sinan Bağçacı, Sami Küçükşen, Recep Tunç
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- DOI 10.5798/diclemedj.0921.2013.03.0323
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