Intracardiac thrombus is an exceptional complication revealing Behçet's disease. We here report the case of a 48-year-old patient admitted with stroke. Clinical examination showed recurrent oral aphthous ulcers.
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October 2020
Introduction: Pheochromocytoma is an uncommon but treatable cause of secondary hypertension, it may present with a wide variety of manifestations. The coexistence of pheochromocytoma and vascular abnormalities is described but rarely reported entity.
Presentation Of Case: A 36-year-old man was admitted to our hospital for severe hypertension, examination revealed absent femoral pulses with notion of intermittent claudication.
Aortic dissection in the most common fatal disease affecting the aorta. Ascending aortic dissection can lead to coronary malperfusion causing myocardial infarction with ST elevation. The distinction between aortic dissection and a primary myocardial infarction can be difficult because both conditions can have similar presentations.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFInfectious endocarditis is regarded as a potentially serious pathology despite the advances in diagnostic and treatment options. Valves on the left side of the heart are most affected and embolic events, mycotic aneurysms, abscesses as well as valve perforations are life-threatening consequences of this disease. We here report a case of endocarditis with aortic and mitral valve involvement complicated by splenic and renal infarction, cerebral mycotic aneurysm and mitral valve perforation.
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