[Constrictive pericarditis and Behçet's disease: a very rare association]

Rev Esp Cardiol. 1999 Mar;52(3):197-200.
[Article in Spanish]

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

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Behcet Syndrome / complications
  • Behcet Syndrome / diagnosis*
  • Calcinosis / diagnosis*
  • Calcinosis / surgery
  • Chronic Disease
  • Echocardiography
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Pericardiectomy
  • Pericarditis, Constrictive / diagnosis*
  • Pericarditis, Constrictive / surgery
  • Radiography, Thoracic