Bilateral pulmonary artery aneurysms in Behçet's disease

Eur Respir J. 1993 Jul;6(7):1067-9.

Abstract

A patient presented with fever, haemoptysis and large bilateral perihilar masses. Histology proved that these were pulmonary artery aneurysms due to pulmonary vasculitis, as a manifestation of Behçet's disease. It is suggested that a routine dynamic computed tomographic (CT) scan should be performed in the evaluation of such cases.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Aneurysm / diagnostic imaging
  • Aneurysm / etiology*
  • Behcet Syndrome / complications*
  • Female
  • Hemoptysis / etiology
  • Humans
  • Lung / diagnostic imaging
  • Lung / pathology
  • Pulmonary Artery / diagnostic imaging*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed