Budd-Chiari syndrome associated with Behçet's disease

Gastroentérologie Clinique Et Biologique
I Ben GhorbelM H Houman

Abstract

Budd-Chiari syndrome is a rare and serious complication of Behçet's disease, and is the result of occlusion of the major hepatic veins, the adjacent inferior vena cava, or both. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence, clinical and laboratory findings, and treatment and clinical course of Budd-Chiari syndrome associated with Behçet's disease. We analyzed retrospectively the charts of 220 patients fulfilling the international diagnostic criteria of Behçet's disease. From them, we selected those with Budd-Chiari syndrome, and analyzed their epidemiological and clinical imaging features and outcomes. Seven male patients, mean age 29 years and already diagnosed with Behçet's disease, had Budd-Chiari syndrome. The clinical course was from subacute to chronic in all cases. Thrombosis of hepatic veins was associated with inferior vena cava thrombosis in six cases. Four patients had other venous thromboses (superior vena cava and lower limbs) and one also had pulmonary emboli. One patient was positive for anticardiolipin antibodies. All patients had anticoagulation therapy, and six had high-dose corticotherapy associated, in two cases, with monthly cyclophosphamid intravenous pulses. Clinical outcome was favourable in six...Continue Reading

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