Budd-Chiari syndrome in association with Behçet’s disease: review of the literature

The risk that patients with Behçet’s disease may develop various thrombotic complications has been previously described. Although vascular complications from Budd-Chiari syndrome associated with Behçet’s disease have been described, the pathogenic mechanisms are still unknown. Severe vascular compli...

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Autores: Carvalho, Daniela, Oikawa, Fernando, Matsuda, Nilce Mitiko, Yamada, Alice Tatsuko
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2011
País:Brasil
Institución:Associação Paulista de Medicina
Repositorio:São Paulo medical journal (Online)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.diagnosticoetratamento.emnuvens.com.br:article/1561
Acceso en línea:https://periodicosapm.emnuvens.com.br/spmj/article/view/1561
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Síndrome de Budd-Chiari
Síndrome de Behçet
Fígado
Masculino
Adulto jovem
Budd-Chiari syndrome
Behçet’s syndrome
Liver
Male
Young adult
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Sumario:The risk that patients with Behçet’s disease may develop various thrombotic complications has been previously described. Although vascular complications from Budd-Chiari syndrome associated with Behçet’s disease have been described, the pathogenic mechanisms are still unknown. Severe vascular complications present in Budd-Chiari syndrome associated with Behçet’s disease are very common among young male adults. The objective of this study was to review the literature and present the association of Budd-Chiari syndrome with Behçet’s disease.