An adolescent case of extensive Behçet’s disease successfully treated with Infliximab

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Cardiac involvement is an uncommon and life-threatening complication ofBehçet’s Disease. We present a 14-year-old boy, admitted to our hospital forrecurrent hemoptysis. In his radiologic evaluation, a right ventricular thrombusand pulmonary arterial aneurysm were identified. He was diagnosed withBehçet’s Disease, and then he received prednisone and cyclophosphamide.However, his cardiac thrombus enlargened. After his treatment was replacedwith infliximab, the pulmonary aneurysms regressed, and the cardiac thrombusdisappeared. In conclusion, infliximab should be considered as a reliableoption for vascular Behçet’s Disease resistant to conventional treatment.