Abstract
A case of Behçet's disease (BD) associated with aortic regurgitation (AR) is presented.
The patient had all four major criteria of BD. He also had AR complicated by pulmonary
edema and heart failure. He was medically treated for his hemodynamic status after
which he had an aortic valve replacement operation. The histopathological examination
of the aortic wall revealed lymphocytic vasculitis of vasovasorum and fibrous thickening,
and myxoid degeneration was observed in the aortic leaflets.
