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The angio-Behçet syndrome
A van Ede1, M van Deuren, P Smits
1Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital, Nijmegen, Netherlands.
Two man presented with recurrent venous thrombosis. One of them also suffered from arterial thrombosis and aneurysm. Additional history-taking revealed that both suffered from recurrent oral and/or genital ulcers, erythema nodosum and iritis. Consequently a diagnosis of 'angio-Behçet syndrome' was made. Related to the clinical observations in these patients, we discuss the complications and the management of angio-Behçet syndrome. Treatment includes anticoagulants and immunosuppressive drugs.
Two man presented with recurrent venous thrombosis. One of them also suffered from arterial thrombosis and aneurysm. Additional history-taking revealed that both suffered from recurrent oral and/or genital ulcers, erythema nodosum and iritis. Consequently a diagnosis of 'angio-Behçet syndrome' was made. Related to the clinical observations in these patients, we discuss the complications and the management of angio-Behçet syndrome. Treatment includes anticoagulants and immunosuppressive drugs.