Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg.  1999 Jul;32(7):660-664.

Pulmonary Artery Aneurysm in Behcet's Disease

• Park SI
• Won JH
• Lee CK

Abstract

Behcet's disease is classically described as featuring recurrent aphthous ulcers in the mouth and genital organs and as having relapsing iritis. Now it is being recognized as a mul tisystem disorder that involves of the skin, gastrointestinal system, cardiovascular system, lung and the central nervous system as well as the joints, blood vessels and urologic systems. Large vessel diseases are unusual but aneurysm may occur in which the pulmonary circulation may give rise to the massive and often fatal hemoptysis. A 29 year-old man who complained of having dyspnea and hemoptysis during six months visited our hospital. He received right bilobectomy for a mass located in the right lower lobe. He underwent right bilobectomy. The final pathologic diagnosis was a pulmonary artery aneurysm which origina ted from the pulmonary artery.

Keyword

Behcet's disease; Aneurysm

MeSH Terms

Adult
Aneurysm*
Blood Vessels
Cardiovascular System
Central Nervous System
Diagnosis
Dyspnea
Genitalia
Hemoptysis
Humans
Iritis
Joints
Lung
Mouth
Pulmonary Artery*
Pulmonary Circulation
Skin
Stomatitis, Aphthous