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    Pediatr Cardiol. 2010 Feb;31(2):277-9. doi: 10.1007/s00246-009-9565-4. Epub 2009 Oct 27.

    Cardiac tumor in juvenile onset Behçet's disease: case report and review of the literature.

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    Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital, Mailbox HP14, 500 University Drive, Hershey, PA 17033, USA.

    Abstract

    Behçet's disease is a chronic multisystemic inflammatory disorder characterized by orogenital ulcerations, uveitis, and occasional cardiac involvement. This report describes an atypical presentation of pediatric Behçet's disease with pulmonary emboli and a cardiac mass. A 16-year-old boy with a 2-year history of oral ulcers presented with weight loss, fever, joint pain, and a large tumor adhering to the free wall of the heart's right ventricle. Surgical biopsy demonstrated endomyocarditis with thrombus formation and led to the diagnosis. At the 2-year follow-up evaluation, intracardiac thrombus and pulmonic emboli had not recurred. Symptom control with immunosuppressive therapy was good.

    PMID:
    19859764
    [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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