Behcet’s Disease Presenting with Focal Fibrosing Mediastinitis and SVC Thrombosis: A Case Report with Review of Literature Soran H. Tahira, Fahmi H. Kakamad, Dlsoz M. Hussein, Shorsh A. Mohammed, Rezheen J. Rshid, Karzan M. Salih, Shvan H. Mohammed, Hussein M. Hamasalih and 1 more Introduction Behcet's disease is a rare, multisystemic disease marked by vasculitis and a triad of recurrent oral and genital mucosa ulcers, as well as relapsing uveitis and thrombophlebitis. Mediastinal fibrosis is extremely rare in Behcet's disease. Case presentation We present ultrasound and computed tomography (CT… 2023 690 reads 0 citations doi:10.58742/bmj.v1i2.23 Full text PDF XML Read abstract — read the abstract for Behcet’s Disease Presenting with Focal Fibrosing Mediastinitis and SVC Thrombosis: A Case Report with Review of Literature Case Reports Behcet’s Disease Presenting with Focal Fibrosing Mediastinitis and SVC Thrombosis: A Case Report with Review of Literature Soran H. Tahira, Fahmi H. Kakamad, Dlsoz M. Hussein, Shorsh A. Mohammed, Rezheen J. Rshid, Karzan M. Salih, Shvan H. Mohammed, Hussein M. Hamasalih and 1 more IntroductionBehcet's disease is a rare, multisystemic disease marked by vasculitis and a triad of recurrent oral and genital mucosa ulcers, as well as relapsing uveitis and thrombophlebitis. Mediastinal fibrosis is extremely rare in Behcet's disease. Case presentationWe present ultrasound and computed tomography (CT scan) in a 26-year male with mediastinal fibrosis and superior vena cava (SVC) thrombosis, with thrombus in left internal jugular veins (IJV) associated with Behcet’s disease. ConclusionBehcet's disease can cause mediastinal fibrosis in rare cases. CT and MRI are efficient methods for detecting mediastinal fibrosis and superior vena cava thrombosis. Keywords Complication · Thrombosis · Fibrosing mediastinitis · Superior vena cava thrombosis · Behcet's disease All subjects Barw Medical Journal. 2023;1(2) Read the article PDF XML
