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  • Title: Behçet's disease with severe arterial involvement in a child.
    Author: Beşbaş N, Ozyürek E, Balkanci F, Ozen S, Saatçi I, Ozaltin F, Bakkaloğlu A.
    Journal: Clin Rheumatol; 2002 May; 21(2):176-9. PubMed ID: 12086172.
    Abstract:
    Behçet's disease is a vasculitis characterised by its thrombotic tendency. In some patients, manifestations of vascular lesions may dominate the clinical picture instead of the classic triad. We describe a 13-year-old boy with a 1.5-year history of Behçet's disease presenting with complaints of acute abdominal pain, severe headache and decreased vision. His work-up revealed a saccular aneurysm of the distal abdominal aorta, thrombosis in the right common iliac, external iliac and femoral arteries, and thrombosis of the superior sagittal sinus. Aortoiliac bypass with a Dacron graft was performed with success. He also received cyclosporin A and anticoagulant therapy. Severe vasculitis may become overt at any age in patients with Behçet's disease. Early diagnosis and management is important to prevent morbidity and mortality.
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