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Behçet disease in association with Budd-Chiari syndrome and multiple thrombosis - Case report* * Study carried out at the Dermatology Service of the Federal University of Pará (Serviço de Dermatologia da Universidade Federal do Pará - UFPA) - Belém (PA), Brazil.

Doença de Behçet em associação com Síndrome de Budd-Chiari e tromboses múltiplas - Relato de caso

Behçet's disease is a chronic inflammatory disease of unknown aetiology, characterized by recurrent oral and genital aphthous ulcerations, uveitis, skin lesions and other multisystem affections associated with vasculitis. Different types of vessels, predominantly veins, can be affected in Behçet's disease. The frequency of vascular lesions in Behçet's disease, such as superficial and deep venous thromboses, arterial aneurysms and occlusions, ranges between 7-29%. Budd-Chiari syndrome is a rare and serious complication of Behçet's disease and implies thrombosis of the hepatic veins and/or the intrahepatic or suprahepatic inferior vena cava. We report a case of a 25-year-old man with Behçet's disease that developed Budd-Chiari syndrome. The correlation of dermatological, pathological and imaging studies confirmed the diagnosis.

Behcet disease; Budd-Chiari Syndrome; Thrombosis


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