A CASE OF RAPIDLY PROGRESSIVE PULMONARY ANEURYSM AS A RARE COMPLICATION OF BEHCETS-SYNDROME - A CASE-REPORT

Authors
BASAK M GUL S YAZGAN Y CANKIR Z DANACI M DEMIRTURK L TUZUN H YURDAKUL S
Citation
M. Basak et al., A CASE OF RAPIDLY PROGRESSIVE PULMONARY ANEURYSM AS A RARE COMPLICATION OF BEHCETS-SYNDROME - A CASE-REPORT, Angiology, 49(5), 1998, pp. 403-408
Citations number
27
Categorie Soggetti
Peripheal Vascular Diseas
Journal title
Angiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00033197
Volume
49
Issue
5
Year of publication
1998
Pages
403 - 408
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-3197(1998)49:5<403:ACORPP>2.0.ZU;2-0
Abstract
One of the severe complications of Behcet's syndrome is pulmonary arte rial involvement. The authors report a patient with Behcet's syndrome who had the complications of multiple pulmonary arterial aneurysms pre senting with hemoptysis and right ventricular thrombus. He underwent e mergency surgery because of failure of intensive immunotherapy and die d 2 months after the surgery.