Behçet's disease with right ventricle thrombus and bilateral pulmonary artery aneurysms--a case report.
Behçet's disease is currently recognized as a multisystemic disease that may present with vascular, cutaneous, pulmonary, neurologic, rheumatologic, gastrointestinal, and genitourinary manifestations. Despite this multiplicity, cardiac involvement and also the coexistence of bilateral pulmonary arterial aneurysms are rare. An interesting case is presented here with intracardiac thrombi and bilateral pulmonary arterial aneurysms that showed clinical regression with immunosuppressive therapy.
Kaya
Akin
A
Faculty of Medicine, Department of Chest Disease, Ankara University, Dikimevi, Turkey.
Ertan
Cağatay
C
Gürkan
Ozlem Ural
OU
Fitöz
Suat
S
Atasoy
Cetin
C
Kiliçkap
Mustafa
M
Numanoğlu
Numan
N
D000328:Adult; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001528:Behcet Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D004452:Echocardiography; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008775:Methylprednisolone / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D003520:Cyclophosphamide; D008775:Methylprednisolone