https://doi.org/10.21859/ijcp-030102

Dilated Cardiomyopathy in Behcet's Disease in a Young Male Patient

authors:

avatar Hamid Khederlou ORCID 1 , * , avatar Samin Taheri 1 , avatar Alireza Sadeghi 2 , avatar Amirhossein Moghtader Mojdehi 3

School of Medicine, Student Research Center, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran
Assistant Professor, Department of Rheumatology, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran
Assistant Professor, Department of Infectious Disease, Zanjan University of Medical Science, Zanjan, Iran
International Journal of Cardiovascular Practice: Vol.2, issue 4; 89-92
published online: October 17, 2017
article type: Case Report
received: June 17, 2017
accepted: August 02, 2017

how to cite: Khederlou H, Taheri S, Sadeghi A, Moghtader Mojdehi A. Dilated Cardiomyopathy in Behcet's Disease in a Young Male Patient. Int J Cardiovasc Pract. 2017;2(4):e130072. https://doi.org/10.21859/ijcp-030102.

Abstract

Behcet's disease is a multisystemic, inflammatory and chronic disorder characterized by recurrent oral aphthous ulcers and genital ulcers, uveitis and other manifestations, including systemic organ involvement. Cardiac involvement in Behcet's disease is rarely however, it plays an important role in prognosis and increases mortality. We hereby have reported a case of Behcet's disease with dilated cardiomyopathy. He was presented with constitutional symptoms and also oral and genital aphthous ulcers, pseudofolliculitis, tachycardia, arthritis, splenomegaly, ESR (erythrocyte sedimentation rate) and CRP (C-reactive protein) elevation and LV systolic dysfunction with LVEF=45% were found in evaluati

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