BEHÇET'S DISEASE WITH BILATERAL JUGULAR VEIN THROMBOSIS WHO RESPONDED TO MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL THERAPY

Behçet’s disease (BD) is a systemic vasculitis that may progress with recurrent oral and genital aphthous ulceration and uveitis as well aslocomotor, vascular, gastrointestinal, pulmonary, and neurological involvement. Although the rate of vascular involvement in BD variesfrom country to country, it varies between 1-38% in series. Venous involvement is more common than arterial involvement, and themost common form of involvement is lower extremity deep vein thrombosis; thrombosis may also cause occlusion in the superior andinferior vena cava. In this article, a case of BD presenting with bilateral jugular vein thrombosis is discussed.Keywords: Behçet’s disease, thrombosis, mycophenolate mofetil, jugular vein