Abstract | OBJECTIVES: METHODS: RESULTS: Two of the four patients with BCS had already been diagnosed with BD, while the other two were diagnosed with concurrent BD and BCS upon their admission to our clinic. All patients had deep venous thrombosis and superficial migratory thrombophlebitis prior to development of BCS. Case 1 died due to hepatic failure 1 month after his admission. The overall health state of the other three patients has remained good thanks to anticoagulation and immunosuppressive treatments. Three of these patients had one or more than one factor predisposing to thrombosis. CONCLUSIONS: The number of occluded hepatic veins and right hepatic vein involvement, as well as inferior vena cava thrombosis, can be deemed as a major determinant of prognosis. Although the presence of a thrombophilic condition may not be a factor for the clinical prognosis of BCS on its own, it may still necessitate a long-term anticoagulation for prevention of further thrombotic events.
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Authors | Cengiz Korkmaz, Timuçin Kasifoglu, Mahmut Kebapçi |
Journal | Joint bone spine
(Joint Bone Spine)
Vol. 74
Issue 3
Pg. 245-8
(May 2007)
ISSN: 1778-7254 [Electronic] France |
PMID | 17369069
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
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Topics |
- Adult
- Behcet Syndrome
(complications)
- Biomarkers
(blood)
- Budd-Chiari Syndrome
(diagnostic imaging, etiology)
- Fatal Outcome
- Humans
- Liver Failure
(etiology)
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Radiography
- Ultrasonography
- Vena Cava, Inferior
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