Aneurysms of the Sinus of Valsalva in a Patient with Behcet's Disease.
A 38-year-old man with a history of recurrent genital ulceration initially diagnosed as genital herpes was admitted after presenting with paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea. Echocardiography revealed aneurysm formation of the sinus of Valsalva. On diagnosis of an aneurysm of the sinus of Valsalva associat...
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doaj-4b555220e4cf4394982e0d143b23949a2020-12-02T18:55:12ZengTehran University of Medical SciencesIranian Journal of Public Health2251-60852251-60932014-03-014334029Aneurysms of the Sinus of Valsalva in a Patient with Behcet's Disease.Zhanwen Xu0Xingzhou Zhao1Yaqin Li2Dept. of Cardiology, Affiliated Hospital of Hebei University , Baoding, China.Dept. of Cardiology, Affiliated Hospital of Hebei University , Baoding, China.Dept. of Cardiology, Affiliated Hospital of Hebei University , Baoding, China.A 38-year-old man with a history of recurrent genital ulceration initially diagnosed as genital herpes was admitted after presenting with paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea. Echocardiography revealed aneurysm formation of the sinus of Valsalva. On diagnosis of an aneurysm of the sinus of Valsalva associated with Behçet's disease (BD), surgeon repaired the affected sinus only, and continuous steroid therapy maintained the integrity.https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/4174AneurysmsBehçet's diseaseSinus of Valsalva |
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Zhanwen Xu Xingzhou Zhao Yaqin Li Aneurysms of the Sinus of Valsalva in a Patient with Behcet's Disease. Iranian Journal of Public Health Aneurysms Behçet's disease Sinus of Valsalva |
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Zhanwen Xu Xingzhou Zhao Yaqin Li |
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Aneurysms of the Sinus of Valsalva in a Patient with Behcet's Disease. |
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Aneurysms of the Sinus of Valsalva in a Patient with Behcet's Disease. |
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Aneurysms of the Sinus of Valsalva in a Patient with Behcet's Disease. |
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Aneurysms of the Sinus of Valsalva in a Patient with Behcet's Disease. |
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Aneurysms of the Sinus of Valsalva in a Patient with Behcet's Disease. |
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aneurysms of the sinus of valsalva in a patient with behcet's disease. |
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Tehran University of Medical Sciences |
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Iranian Journal of Public Health |
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2251-6085 2251-6093 |
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2014-03-01 |
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A 38-year-old man with a history of recurrent genital ulceration initially diagnosed as genital herpes was admitted after presenting with paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea. Echocardiography revealed aneurysm formation of the sinus of Valsalva. On diagnosis of an aneurysm of the sinus of Valsalva associated with Behçet's disease (BD), surgeon repaired the affected sinus only, and continuous steroid therapy maintained the integrity. |
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Aneurysms Behçet's disease Sinus of Valsalva |
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