Rupture of the abdominal aorta in a 13-year-old girl secondary to Behçet disease: a case report

J Vasc Surg. 2004 Apr;39(4):901-2. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2003.12.020.

Abstract

Behçet disease is a multisystemic vasculitis of unknown origin. The vascular complications as a result of the disease are rare in the pediatric age group. We report a 13-year-old patient with vasculo-Behçet disease with a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm without a formerly known history of Behçet disease. Urgent aortoiliac bypass with a polytetrafluoroethylene graft was performed with success, and the patient has also received corticosteroid and immunosuppressive drug therapy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / etiology*
  • Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / surgery
  • Aortic Rupture / etiology*
  • Aortic Rupture / surgery
  • Behcet Syndrome / complications*
  • Behcet Syndrome / diagnosis*
  • Behcet Syndrome / drug therapy
  • Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / methods
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Treatment Outcome