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Diagnostic dilemma: Intracardiac mass in a woman with Behçet's syndrome / Dilema diagnóstico: masa intracardiaca en una paciente con síndrome de Behçet
Núñez-Cabarcas, Edilberto; López-Ruiz, Nilson; Ramírez-Rincón, Alex.
  • Núñez-Cabarcas, Edilberto; Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana. Medellín. CO
  • López-Ruiz, Nilson; Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana. Medellín. CO
  • Ramírez-Rincón, Alex; Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana. Medellín. CO
Arch. cardiol. Méx ; 84(4): 273-275, oct.-dic. 2014. ilus
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-744061
ABSTRACT
Intracardiac thrombosis is a rare manifestation of cardiac involvement in Behçet's disease, and it may be mistaken for a heart tumor. In this letter we present the case of a patient diagnosed with Behçet's disease who was incidentally found to have a mass in the right atrium suspicious of a cardiac tumor. Nevertheless, cardiac magnetic resonance showed a cardiac thrombus. Immunosuppressive therapy and anticoagulation were effective for thrombus resolution.
RESUMEN
La trombosis intracardiaca es una manifestación muy rara del compromiso cardiaco en la enfermedad de Behçet, la cual puede confundirse con una masa tumoral. Se presenta el caso de una paciente con esta enfermedad a quien de manera incidental se le detectó una masa intraauricular derecha sugestiva de tumor intracardiaco. Sin embargo los hallazgos de la resonancia magnética cardiaca fueron los de un trombo intracavitario que se resolvió con tratamiento inmunosupresor y terapia anticoagulante.
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Thrombosis / Heart Diseases / Heart Neoplasms Type of study: Diagnostic study / Etiology study Limits: Female / Humans Language: English Journal: Arch. cardiol. Méx Journal subject: Cardiology Year: 2014 Type: Article Affiliation country: Colombia Institution/Affiliation country: Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana/CO

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Thrombosis / Heart Diseases / Heart Neoplasms Type of study: Diagnostic study / Etiology study Limits: Female / Humans Language: English Journal: Arch. cardiol. Méx Journal subject: Cardiology Year: 2014 Type: Article Affiliation country: Colombia Institution/Affiliation country: Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana/CO