SUPERIOR VENA-CAVA SYNDROME TOGETHER WITH MULTIPLE VENOUS THROMBOSIS IN BEHCETS-DISEASE

In this paper, we describe a 25-year-old white man with Behcet's disea se who developed superior vena cava syndrome which was followed with t he diagnosis of pseudotumour cerebri based on bilateral papilledema fo r 6 months. Complete superior vena cava obstruction was detected by ma gnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Secondary reasons for papilledema were all excluded. Treatment of prednisone, pulse cyclophosphamide and hep arin was started and clinical symptoms and fundoscopic changes complet ely disappeared in 2 weeks. In conclusion, we think that Behcet's dise ase should always be remembered in the differential diagnosis of unide ntified neurological signs especially in regions where the disease is relatively common.