RESEARCH ARTICLE
Stenosis and Aneurysm of Coronary Arteries in A Patient with Behcet’s Disease
Hammami Sonia1, *, Ben Hamda Khaldoun2, Mahjoub Sylvia1, Maatoug Faouzi2, Gamra Habib1, Ben Farhat Mohamed1
Article Information
Identifiers and Pagination:
Year: 2008Volume: 2
First Page: 118
Last Page: 120
Publisher ID: TOCMJ-2-118
DOI: 10.2174/1874192400802010118
Article History:
Received Date: 14/11/2008Revision Received Date: 20/11/2008
Acceptance Date: 24/11/2008
Electronic publication date: 19/12/2008
Collection year: 2008

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Abstract
Coronary artery disease is extremely rare in patients with Behçet’s disease. We report the case of a patient with a history of Behçet’s disease who was admitted in our hospital with instable angina pectoris. The patient’s electrocardiogram was normal. Coronary angiography revealed aneurysm of the distal right coronary artery with a tight stenosis of the proximal part of the posterolateral branch. These two conditions were initially treated with immunosuppressive treatment. Three years later coronary angiography showed a total occlusion of the right coronary artery treated with medical therapy. More than fourteen cases of coronary involvement were reported in the literature but the etiopathogeny and the treatment are yet unknown