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Behcet's disease is a clinical syndrome of unknown etiology,originally described in 1937,in which the classic triad was iritis and oral and genital ulceration[1].Since then,the advances of immunology and anatomopathology as well as numerous reports of other manifestations indicate that Behcet's disease is a systemic vasculitis affecting the skin,joints,eyes,gastrointestinal tract,neural tissue,and blood vessels[2, 3].Thoracic involvement,which includes pulmonary artery aneurysms,superior and inferior venocaval obstruction,pulmonary infiltrates,pulmonary infarction,recurrent pneumonias,pleural effusion,and irreversible airways obstruction,is uncommon[4].Central nervous system disorders include a brainstem syndrome,an organic confusional state,and a meningomyelitic illness.The cerebral vein thrombosis manifesting as intracranial hypertension can be seen in Behcet's disease and may be the initial manifestation[5-8].We report a rare case of Behcet's syndrome in which pulmonary artery aneurysms and intracranial venous thromboses occurred simultaneously. |
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