title: Behçet's disease with right ventricle thrombus and bilateral pulmonary artery aneurysms--a case report.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Medicine, Department of Chest Disease, Ankara University, Dikimevi, Turkey.
authors.forename: Akin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kaya
authors.forename: Cağatay
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ertan
authors.forename: Ozlem Ural
authors.initials: OU
authors.lastname: Gürkan
authors.forename: Suat
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fitöz
authors.forename: Cetin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Atasoy
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kiliçkap
authors.forename: Numan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Numanoğlu
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D003520:Cyclophosphamide; D008775:Methylprednisolone