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Revista Cubana de Anestesiología y Reanimación
On-line version ISSN 1726-6718
Abstract
NIETO MONTEAGUDO, Carlos et al. Anesthetic management of a patient with Behçet´s Disease. Rev cuba anestesiol reanim [online]. 2022, vol.21, n.2 Epub June 20, 2022. ISSN 1726-6718.
Introduction:
Behçet's disease is a chronic, recurrent, multisystemic inflammatory disease of unknown etiology characterized by recurrent oral and genital ulcers, ocular inflammation, skin lesions, arthritis, neurological, pulmonary and gastrointestinal conditions, as well as systemic vasculitis.
Objective:
To describe the anesthetic management of a patient with Behçet's disease.
Case presentation:
The case is reported of a 52-year-old male patient with an individual history of Behçet's disease, who receives general anesthesia for removal of left cervical metastatic adenopathy from a hidden primary carcinoma.
Conclusions:
Keeping the steroid therapy, using calcium nadroparin, together with other measures for preventing deep vein thrombosis; careful airway management, eye and joint protection, as well as attention to pressure points and pathergy prevention are fundamental elements for the management of these patients.
Keywords : Behçet's disease; oral ulcers; systemic vasculitis; vein thrombosis.