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. 1968 Jun;44(512):453–459. doi: 10.1136/pgmj.44.512.453

Major vascular complications in Behçet's syndrome

B Anthony Enoch, T C L Khoo, J L Castillo-Olivares, R G Grainger, L Henry
PMCID: PMC2466612  PMID: 5665745

Abstract

Two patients with Behçet's syndrome are described. One patient developed spontaneous bilateral popliteal artery aneurysms and the other spontaneous thrombosis of the superior vena cava. These cases emphasize that primary inflammatory lesions of large vessels, with arterial aneurysm formation and thrombosis may be a feature of the syndrome.

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