title: Bilateral pulmonary artery aneurysms with protein C and protein S deficiency in a patient with Behçet's disease.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chest Disease, Mersin University School of Medicine, Mersin, Turkey. cengizozge@mersin.edu.tr
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ozge
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Calikoğlu
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yildiz
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Türsen
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Tamer
mesh_terms: 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