RESEARCH ARTICLE


Can Behcet’s Disease Related Pulmonary Arterial Aneurysms be Completely Resolved?



Adnan Agha*, 1, Abdelhaleem M.E Bella 2, Al-Hussain M Assiri 1, Mohammad Al-Hakami 1
1 Armed Forces Hospital Southern Region, Khamis Mushyt, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
2 King Fahad Hospital of the University, University of Dammam, AlKhobar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia


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Abstract

Behçet disease is a systemic disease with diverse clinical symptoms which include, but not limited to, patients having oral and genital ulcers and eye involvement. We here report an 18-year-old male presenting with massive hemoptysis and cardiac arrest, having history of ulcers in the oral cavity and genitalia as well as having recent episode of uveitis. A pulmonary CT angiography revealed bilateral arterial aneurysms of pulmonary vessels. On receiving Immunosuppressive treatment for Behcet disease with prednisone and azathioprine over one year the pulmonary arterial aneurysms were completely resolved and the patient was discharged from the hospital albeit with persistent hypoxic brain injury from cardiac arrest.

Keywords: Behçet disease, vasculitis, pulmonary arterial aneurysm..