Bilateral pulmonary artery aneurysms, coronary artery aneurysm, and ventricular pseudoaneurysm in Behçet disease.
Massive hemoptysis in Behçet disease (BD) is rare but often fatal. This report presents a 28-year-old man with recurrent massive hemoptysis. He was diagnosed with bilateral multiple pulmonary artery aneurysms (PAAs), coronary artery aneurysm, and ventricular pseudoaneurysm from BD. The patient underwent emergency right lower lobectomy with no obvious complications. No hemoptysis recurred during an 18-month follow-up. This report also reviews the occurrence of PAAs in BD, with an emphasis on the treatment approaches.
Department of Pathology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China.
Ying-Rong
YR
Lai
Department of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China.
Jun-Mou
JM
Hong
Department of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China.
Zhen-Guo
ZG
Liu
Department of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China.
Zhen-Sheng
ZS
Deng
Department of Emergency Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX; Department of Endocrine Neoplasia and Hormonal Disorders, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX.
Sai-Ching J
SC
Yeung
Department of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China. Electronic address: drchengchao@163.com.
Chao
C
Cheng
D000328:Adult; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D001528:Behcet Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D003323:Coronary Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006469:Hemoptysis / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D012008:Recurrence; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome