A Case of Behcet's Disease with Pleural Effusion.
10.4046/trd.1999.47.6.850
- Author:
Yo Seb HAN
1
;
Jee Hong YOO
;
Jung Hyun NOH
;
Ki Deuk NAM
;
Hong Mo KANG
;
Mu Hyoung LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Kyung-Hee University, Seoul, Korea. honglung@chollian.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Behcet's disease;
Pleural effusion
- MeSH:
Arteritis;
Chest Pain;
Fever;
Hemoptysis;
Ions;
Pleural Effusion*;
Pulmonary Infarction;
Stomatitis, Aphthous;
Ulcer
- From:Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
1999;47(6):850-856
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Behcet's disease is a complex multisystem disease that features recurrent aphthous stomatitis, recurrent genital ulcerations, and eye lesions(uveitis or chorioretinitis). Among the systemic manifestat ions, pulmonary involvement is known to be rare and only a few cases have been documented. The most important features of pulmonary lesions in Behcet's disease are recurrent hemoptysis, which is often massive, and fatal pleuritic chest pain and recurrent high fever and fleeting nature of the pulmonary infiltrates. We report a case of Behcet's disease manifestated as high fever and pleural effusions which was complicated by pulmonary infarction ans a result of pulmonary arteritis.
