A Case of Vasculo-Behçet Disease Diagnosed by Right Atrial Mass and Inferior Vena Cava Thrombosis
10.4326/jjcvs.41.204
- VernacularTitle:右房内腫瘤と下大静脈血栓症を契機に血管ベーチェット病と診断した1例
- Author:
Ryohei Matsuura
;
Nobuo Sakagoshi
;
Kenta Masada
;
Yasuhisa Shimazaki
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
right atrial mass;
vasculo-Behç
et disease
- From:Japanese Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery
2012;41(4):204-206
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
-
Abstract:
We report a rare case of 16-year-old boy who was given a diagnosis vasculo-Behçet disease after removing a right atrial thrombus. He was admitted to our hospital with abdominal pain and fever. He was underwent appendectomy for suspected appendicitis, but the appendix was normal. Additional image examinations revealed a mobile right atrial mass and inferior vena cava thrombosis, and the patient was sent to reoperation urgently to prevent pulmonary embolism. Surgery revealed the mass to be a thrombus. Vasculo-Behçet disease was diagnosed based on the patient's history and examination data. He was discharged on the 17th postoperative day. Cardiac mass excision should be immediately considered in such cases, and the differential diagnosis of Behçet disease was important for this case.
