Bilateral pulmonary artery aneurysms in Behçet's disease.

A Behçet's disease patient with intracardiac thrombus, pulmonary artery aneurysms complicating recurrent pulmonary thromboembolism.

Intracardiac thrombus and pulmonary embolism is a very rare manifestation of Behçet's disease. A twenty-years-old man was admitted to hospital due to dyspnea, haemoptysis, fever and partially loss of vision. On dynamic thorax computed tomography (CT), there was aneurysmatic dilatation and thrombus in bilateral pulmonary artery segments and also findings of pulmonary thromboembolism. A diagnosis...

Development of Pulmonary Artery Aneurysms Due to Behçet's Disease and Resolution after Treatment

We herein describe a patient with Behçet's disease in whom we followed the development and resolution of pulmonary artery aneurysms. He presented with intermittent hemoptysis, pulmonary thromboembolism was initially diagnosed, and anticoagulant therapy was started. Over the next several months, the expansion of pulmonary arteries was noted. Five months after his initial admission, he was readmi...

Bilateral giant pulmonary artery aneurysms early in Behçet's disease.

A 23-year-old young man was referred to our department with the suspect diagnosis of bilateral hydatid cysts in the lungs. His current complaint was hemoptysis but on detailed questioning, recurrent episodes of oral and genital aphthae for the last 1 year were disclosed. Bilateral giant aneurysms were detected in the pulmonary arteries (Figs. 1 and 2). With the diagnosis of Behçet’s disease, he...

Pulmonary arterial occlusions and aneurysms: a forme fruste of Behçet's or Hughes-Stovin syndrome.

A patient is reported with pulmonary arterial occlusions and aneurysms and recurrent haemoptysis. He gave a history of recurrent arthropathy and febrile illnesses; though he had had no other features of Behçet's or Hughes-Stovin syndrome his disease probably fell into this broad diagnostic category.

The disappearance of pulmonary artery aneurysms and intracardiac thrombus with immunosupressive treatment in a patient with Behçet's disease.