Case Reports in Medicine (Jan 2014)

Spontaneous Superficial Femoral Artery Pseudoaneurysm in Behcet's Disease

  • Murat Ugurlucan,
  • Selin Sendil,
  • Omer Ali Sayin,
  • Mehmet Barburoglu,
  • Emre Gok,
  • Gulsum Turkyilmaz,
  • Murat Basaran,
  • Ufuk Alpagut,
  • Enver Dayioglu

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/860243
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2014

Abstract

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Behcet’s disease is an autoimmune multisystemic disorder on vasculitis base. Cardiovascular involvement is the most important predictor of morbidity and mortality. The treatment should be planned carefully for pathologies requiring interventions. In our report, we present a 45-year-old patient with spontaneous superficial femoral artery pseudoaneurysm, our treatment strategy, and circumstances we faced.