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

A Behcet's Disease Patient with Right Ventricular Thrombus, Pulmonary Artery Aneurysms, and Deep Vein Thrombosis Complicating Recurrent Pulmonary Thromboembolism

Intracardiac thrombus, pulmonary artery aneurysms, deep vein thrombosis, and pulmonary thromboembolism are rarely seen symptoms of Behcet's disease. A 20-year-old female patient was admitted for complaints of cough, fever, palpitations, and chest pain. On the dynamic thorax computed tomograms (CT) obtained because of significantly enlarged hilar structures seen on chest radiograms, aneurysmal d...

Intracardiac thrombus in Behçet's disease: Two case reports

UNLABELLED Intracardiac thrombus in Behçet's disease is an extremely rare manifestation. We report two such cases. A 20-year-old man presented with dyspnoea, cough and haemoptysis. Right heart thrombus associated with pulmonary artery aneurysm and thromboembolism was identified by helical CT and transoesophageal echocardiography. The second case was a 29-year-old male admitted for fever and che...

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

Pulmonary Thromboembolism and Intracardiac Thrombus as a Presentation of Behcet’s Disease

Behçet ́s disease is a multi systemic vasculitis whose presentation does not always meet the typical triad of orogenital ulceration, skin and ocular lesions. Right ventricular thrombus, thromboembolism and pulmonary artery aneurysms are rare manifestations and associated with poor prognosis. The authors describe the clinical case of a 38 year old man with multiple admissions for respiratory infe...

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...