Abstract
Although benign acute pericarditis can be considered a common cardiac complication of Behçet's disease, the association of this systemic vasculitis with constrictive pericarditis has not been described. A case of this peculiar clinical association is presented, and some interesting diagnostic points are discussed.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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English Abstract
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Review
MeSH terms
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Behcet Syndrome / complications
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Behcet Syndrome / diagnosis*
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Calcinosis / diagnosis*
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Calcinosis / surgery
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Chronic Disease
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Echocardiography
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Humans
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Pericardiectomy
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Pericarditis, Constrictive / diagnosis*
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Pericarditis, Constrictive / surgery
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Radiography, Thoracic