[Arterial involvement in Behçet's disease]. / L'atteinte artérielle de la maladie de Behçet.

Ten cases of Behçet's disease with arterial lesions were observed in a series of 500 patients over a period of 12 years. The majority of patients were male (9/10) aged between 24 and 36 years with a mean of 30 +/- 5 years. The first group (3 cases) presented with thrombosis of the radial and superficial femoral arteries, the second group (4 cases) presented with aneurysm of the subclavian artery, common and external iliac arteries, brachiocephalic trunk and abdominal aorta and the third group (3 cases) had a combination of thrombosis and aneurysm of the pulmonary, external iliac and renal arteries.