Ptosis and Mass Like Lesions in Behçet's Disease: A Rare Presentation

In this article, we describe a case of neuro-Behçet's disease presenting with unilateral ptosis and facial paresis due to an intracranial mass lesion. A 25-year-old male patient with a history of Behçet's disease presented with headache, vertigo, double vision, ptosis in his right eyelid a...

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Published inArchives of rheumatology Vol. 33; no. 2; pp. 221 - 224
Main Authors Kir, Seher, Akyol, Lütfi, Özgen, Metin, Pinar Günbey, Hediye, Sayarlioğlu, Mehmet
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Turkey Turkish League Against Rheumatism 01.06.2018
Prof Sebnem Ataman, President Turkish League Against Rheumatism
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Blepharoptosis
Diagnostic imaging
Headaches
Medical imaging
Nervous system
Neurological disorders
NMR
Nuclear magnetic resonance
Paralysis
Patients
Proteins
Ulcers
Behçet’s disease
neuro-Behçet
ptosis
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Summary:In this article, we describe a case of neuro-Behçet's disease presenting with unilateral ptosis and facial paresis due to an intracranial mass lesion. A 25-year-old male patient with a history of Behçet's disease presented with headache, vertigo, double vision, ptosis in his right eyelid and slurred speech. Cranial magnetic resonance imaging scan revealed a right-sided capsulothalamic lesion, which was extending to the right cerebral pedicle, pons and superior cerebellar pedicle. This lesion was interpreted as neuro-Behçet's disease involvement of central nervous system. Cerebral mass- like lesion is a rare form of neuro-Behçet's disease. Review of the literature revealed a limited number of cases. Ptosis related with Behçet's disease is also a very rare presentation. This case shows that this symptom might be a part of the clinical presentation of neuro-Behçet's disease.
ISSN:2148-5046
1309-0291
2618-6500
1309-0283
DOI:10.5606/ArchRheumatol.2018.6515