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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Main Authors: Zhanwen Xu, Xingzhou Zhao, Yaqin Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2014-03-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Public Health
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Online Access:https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/4174
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spelling 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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author Zhanwen Xu
Xingzhou Zhao
Yaqin Li
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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
author_facet Zhanwen Xu
Xingzhou Zhao
Yaqin Li
author_sort Zhanwen Xu
title Aneurysms of the Sinus of Valsalva in a Patient with Behcet's Disease.
title_short Aneurysms of the Sinus of Valsalva in a Patient with Behcet's Disease.
title_full Aneurysms of the Sinus of Valsalva in a Patient with Behcet's Disease.
title_fullStr Aneurysms of the Sinus of Valsalva in a Patient with Behcet's Disease.
title_full_unstemmed Aneurysms of the Sinus of Valsalva in a Patient with Behcet's Disease.
title_sort aneurysms of the sinus of valsalva in a patient with behcet's disease.
publisher Tehran University of Medical Sciences
series Iranian Journal of Public Health
issn 2251-6085
2251-6093
publishDate 2014-03-01
description 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.
topic Aneurysms
Behçet's disease
Sinus of Valsalva
url https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/4174
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