Behçet disease in sub-Saharan Africa – a case report
Keywords:
Behcet disease, sub-Saharan Africa, acute pericardAbstract
Behcet disease (BD) is a chronic vasculitis that damages many
organic systems. It is considered more prevalent in the areas
surrounding the old silk trading routes in the Middle East and in
Central Asia, being rare in the black race. There are few cases
reported from sub-Saharan Africa. The cardiac involvement is
an unusual clinical manifestation of BD - about 1% -, and acute
pericarditis is one of the most common. We describe a case of a
young black male, from Guinea-Bissau, who presented mucocutaneous lesions, arthritis and precordialgia. A review of the cardiac
involvement in BD is carried out.
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