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Behçet disease in sub-Saharan Africa – a case report
| Resumo: | Behcet disease (BD) is a chronic vasculitis that damages many organic systems. It is considered more prevalent in the areas surrounding the old silk trading routes in the Middle East and in Central Asia, being rare in the black race. There are few cases reported from sub-Saharan Africa. The cardiac involvement is an unusual clinical manifestation of BD - about 1% -, and acute pericarditis is one of the most common. We describe a case of a young black male, from Guinea-Bissau, who presented mucocutaneous lesions, arthritis and precordialgia. A review of the cardiac involvement in BD is carried out. |
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| Autores principais: | Carrilho, B. |
| Outros Autores: | Menezes Falcão, L. |
| Assunto: | Doença de Behçet África sub-sahariana pericardite aguda Behcet disease sub-Saharan Africa acute pericard |
| Ano: | 2010 |
| País: | Portugal |
| Tipo de documento: | artigo |
| Instituição associada: | Sociedade Portuguesa de Medicina Interna |
| Idioma: | português |
| Origem: | Revista Portuguesa de Medicina Interna |
| Resumo: | Behcet disease (BD) is a chronic vasculitis that damages many organic systems. It is considered more prevalent in the areas surrounding the old silk trading routes in the Middle East and in Central Asia, being rare in the black race. There are few cases reported from sub-Saharan Africa. The cardiac involvement is an unusual clinical manifestation of BD - about 1% -, and acute pericarditis is one of the most common. We describe a case of a young black male, from Guinea-Bissau, who presented mucocutaneous lesions, arthritis and precordialgia. A review of the cardiac involvement in BD is carried out. |
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