Bilateral pulmonary artery aneurysms with protein C and protein S deficiency in a patient with Behçet's disease.
Behçet's disease is a chronic inflammatory disorder of unknown aetiology, characterized by recurrent attacks. Pulmonary artery aneurysm is a rare but serious complication of Behçet's disease. We describe a patient with Behçet's disease and protein C and S deficiency who developed bilateral pulmonary artery aneurysms.
Ozge
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Department of Chest Disease, Mersin University School of Medicine, Mersin, Turkey. cengizozge@mersin.edu.tr
Calikoğlu
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Yildiz
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A
Türsen
U
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Tamer
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L
D000328:Adult; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000792:Angiography / Q000379:methods; D001528:Behcet Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001774:Blood Chemical Analysis; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D020151:Protein C Deficiency / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D018455:Protein S Deficiency / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011651:Pulmonary Artery; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed