Fatal Aortic Regurgitation in Behçet's Disease: A Case Report Highlighting Pitfalls and Lessons in Preoperative Diagnosis.

INTRODUCTION: Behçet's disease (BD), a chronic multisystem inflammatory disorder, rarely involves the heart. Aortic regurgitation (AR) is the predominant valvular lesion. When AR precedes characteristic mucocutaneous symptoms, misdiagnosis and treatm…

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