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Canadian Journal of Respiratory, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine
Revue canadienne des soins respiratoires et critiques et de la médecine du sommeil
Volume 5, 2021 - Issue 3
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Clinical Pathological Conference

Chylothorax in Behçet’s disease

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Abstract

Behçet’s disease is a multisystemic vasculitis with a vast array of clinical manifestations. Large vessel thrombosis and related thoracic complications are uncommon in Behçet’s disease. We report the case of a 24-year-old woman who was seen with a chylothorax that was due to a superior vena cava syndrome as the initial presentation of Behçet’s disease.

RÉSUMÉ

La maladie de Behçet est une vasculite multisystémique qui présente une vaste gamme de manifestations cliniques. La thrombose des gros vaisseaux et les complications thoraciques qui y sont associées sont rares dans la maladie de Behçet. Nous présentons le cas d’une femme de 24 ans chez qui la maladie de Behçet s’est initialement manifestée par un chylothorax attribuable à un syndrome de la veine cave supérieure.

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Funding

This work was supported by research funds at the Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec.

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