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An Abdominal Aortic Pseudoaneurysm Revealing Behçet's Disease
Zineb Baba1, Ahmed Mougui1, Imane El Bouchti1
1Department of Rheumatology, Mohammed VI University Hospital, Marrakech, Morocco.
Case Reports in Vascular Medicine
|February 7, 2022
Summary
Behçet
Area of Science:
- Vascular Medicine
- Rheumatology
- Diagnostic Imaging
Background:
- Behçet's disease (BD) is a multisystemic vasculitis.
- Vascular complications, though rare, are serious and can be the initial presentation.
- Articular involvement is common but typically benign.
Observation:
- A 52-year-old man presented with an abdominal aortic pseudoaneurysm and chronic monoarthritis, revealing Behçet's disease.
- The initial presentation of Behçet's disease can occur in older men.
- Lumbar pain in multisystemic disease warrants investigation for abdominal aortic aneurysms.
Findings:
- Measuring common femoral vein wall thickness is a novel diagnostic tool for Behçet's disease.
- This method demonstrates good sensitivity and specificity for BD diagnosis.
- The assessment of common femoral vein wall thickness is an accessible procedure.
Implications:
- This technique aids in diagnosing challenging Behçet's disease cases.
- Early diagnosis of vascular complications in Behçet's disease is crucial.
- Common femoral vein wall thickness assessment offers a valuable diagnostic approach.
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