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Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension secondary to Behçet’s disease: an extremely rare pediatric case

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 July 2021

Mohammad Mahdavi
Affiliation:
Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Sanaz Asadian
Affiliation:
Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Nahid Rezaeian
Affiliation:
Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Sahar Asl Fallah
Affiliation:
Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Hossein Shahzadi
Affiliation:
Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Yaser Toloueitabar*
Affiliation:
Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
*
Author for correspondence: Yaser Toloueitabar, Cardiac Surgeon, Fellowship of Congenital Cardiac Surgery, Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Tehran, Iran; Assistant Professor of Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Niayesh Intersection, Next to the Mellat Park, Vali-e-Asr Ave, Tehran, Iran. Tel: +98 91 2275 1094; Fax: +98 21 22042026. E-mail: yasertolouei@yahoo.com

Abstract

Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension is an uncommon condition in the children. It almost always accompanies a hypercoagulable state. We described a rare case of Behçet’s disease presenting with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension and initially misdiagnosed as coronavirus disease 2019 pneumonia.

Type
Brief Report
Copyright
© The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press

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