A case of rapidly progressive pulmonary aneurysm as a rare complication of Behçet's syndrome--a case report.
One of the severe complications of Behçet's syndrome is pulmonary arterial involvement. The authors report a patient with Behçet's syndrome who had the complications of multiple pulmonary arterial aneurysms presenting with hemoptysis and right ventricular thrombus. He underwent emergency surgery because of failure of intensive immunotherapy and died 2 months after the surgery.
Başak
M
M
Department of Internal Medicine, GATA Haydarpaşa Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Gül
S
S
Yazgan
Y
Y
Cankir
Z
Z
Danaci
M
M
Demirtürk
L
L
Tüzün
H
H
Yurdakul
S
S
D000328:Adult; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001158:Arteries; D001528:Behcet Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery; D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D006469:Hemoptysis / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008168:Lung / Q000098:blood supply*; D008297:Male; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003074:Solitary Pulmonary Nodule / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology
D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D005938:Glucocorticoids; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D003520:Cyclophosphamide; D011239:Prednisolone