Massive Hemoptysis Caused by Atypical Behcet's Disease.
- Author:
Won Young LEE
1
;
Choi Se HOON
;
Hyeong Ryul KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Korea. scena@dreamwiz.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Pulmonary artery;
Aneurysm;
Behcet disease;
Hughes-Stovin syndrome
- MeSH:
Aneurysm;
Behcet Syndrome;
Cause of Death;
Hemoptysis*;
Humans;
Pulmonary Artery;
Rupture;
Thrombophlebitis
- From:The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2014;47(2):178-180
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Pulmonary and/or bronchial aneurysm with systemic thrombophlebitis can be seen in the case of both Behcet's disease and Hughes-Stovin syndrome. These two diseases may be indistinguishable since the clinical, radiological, and histopathological findings are similar in both cases. In particular, from the perspective of pulmonary involvement, hemoptysis is the leading cause of death in both conditions and is followed by aneurysmal rupture. Here, we report a case in which surgical resection was performed for a patient presenting recurrent hemoptysis as an atypical presentation of Behcet's disease.
