Chylothorax and chylopericardium in a young man with Behçet's disease

Joint Bone Spine

Volumn 75, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 743-745

  Benjilali, Laila ^a   Harmouche, Hicham ^a   Alaoui Bennesser, Habiba ^a   Mezalek, Zoubida Tazi ^a   Adnaoui, Mohamed ^a   Aouni, Mohamed ^a   Maaouni, Abdelaziz ^a  

^a IBN SINA HOSPITAL   (Morocco)

Author keywords

Beh et's disease; Chylopericardium; Chylothorax; Superior vena cava thrombosis

Indexed keywords

COLCHICINE; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; BEHCET DISEASE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOMEGALY; CASE REPORT; CHYLOPERICARDIUM; CHYLOTHORAX; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PLEURA EFFUSION; PULSE RATE; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN SYNDROME; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; BEHCET SYNDROME; CHYLOTHORAX; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; MALE; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; THROMBOSIS; VENA CAVA, SUPERIOR;

EID: 57049164352     PISSN: 1297319X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbspin.2008.02.019     Document Type: Letter

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