Misdiagnosis of Behçet's disease with unknown protracted fever and chill after surgical excision of cardiac tumor.
Rheumatol Int
; 32(7): 2177-9, 2012 Jul.
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ABSTRACT
Behçet's disease involving the heart is extremely rare. Sometimes it is probable to misdiagnose as infective endocarditis when protracted fever and chill occurs. We report a case of protracted pyrexia of unknown origin after surgical excision of a cardiac tumour. Clinically and pathologically a diagnosis of infective endocarditis was probable but antibiotics had no effect. After case review the diagnosis of Behçet's disease was established and the patient was treated with glucocorticoids which resulted in resolution.
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Assunto principal:
Síndrome de Behçet
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Calafrios
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Erros de Diagnóstico
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Febre
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Neoplasias Cardíacas
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
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Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Rheumatol Int
Ano de publicação:
2012
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Article