Missed diagnosis of Behcet disease causing aortic regurgitation

Aortic regurgitation is a rare and serious presentation of Behcet’s disease. Here we describe a case of missed diagnosis of Behcet’s disease in a 37-year-old man, causing symptomatic aortic regurgitation. Perioperative diagnosis of Behcet’s aortitis is crucial because surgical intervention carries high reoperative morbidity and mortality.
Source: Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals - Category: Cardiology Authors: Tags: Cardiovascular Source Type: research