Rupture of the abdominal aorta in a 13-year-old girl secondary to Behçet disease: a case report.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Behçet disease is a multisystemic vasculitis of unknown origin. The vascular complications as a result of the disease are rare in the pediatric age group. We report a 13-year-old patient with vasculo-Behçet disease with a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm without a formerly known history of Behçet disease. Urgent aortoiliac bypass with a polytetrafluoroethylene graft was performed with success, and the patient has also received corticosteroid and immunosuppressive drug therapy.
Medical subject headings
- Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal
- Aortic Rupture
- Behcet Syndrome