Embolization of multiple pulmonary arterial aneurysms in Behçet's disease.
Arterial manifestations of Behçet's disease carry a particularly poor prognosis, especially pulmonary arterial aneurysms. We report herein the successful embolization of multiple bilateral pulmonary arterial aneurysms in a young Algerian man, whose treatment included corticosteroids and immunosuppressive drugs.
Mouas
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Department of Internal Medicine, Avicenne Hospital, University of Paris North, Bobigny, France.
Lortholary
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Lacombe
P
P
Cohen
P
P
Bourezak
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SE
Deloche
A
A
Azorin
J
J
Guillevin
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L
D000328:Adult; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D001528:Behcet Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed