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[Pulmonary aneurysms in Behçet's disease completely resolved after medical therapy].

Service de médecine interne, hôpital Habib Thameur, 8, rue Ali-Ben-Ayed, Montfleury, Tunis, Tunisie. Electronic address: .
Revue de Pneumologie Clinique (impact factor: 0.24). 06/2012; 68(5):311-4. DOI:10.1016/j.pneumo.2012.04.006
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ABSTRACT Pulmonary artery aneurysm in Behcet disease compromises seriously the diagnosis since its fatal rupture is still the major cause of death in this disease. Pulmonary artery aneurysm requires urgent management and several treatments have been proposed, including steroids, immunosuppressive drugs, embolisation and surgery. Herein, we report a patient with Behçet's disease in whom multiple pulmonary artery aneurysms were completely resolved after a combined treatment with corticosteroids and azathioprine. Pulmonary artery aneurysms in Behçet's disease are reported to indicate poor prognosis and high mortality. Computed tomographic scans of the chest and angiography are the most common diagnostic procedures used in the diagnosis or evaluation of pulmonary artery aneurysm. Immunosuppression is the main therapy for the treatment of a vasculitis.

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Keywords

Behcet disease compromises
 
common diagnostic procedures
 
Computed tomographic scans
 
corticosteroids
 
embolisation
 
fatal rupture
 
main therapy
 
major cause
 
poor prognosis
 
Pulmonary artery aneurysm
 
Pulmonary artery aneurysms
 
steroids
 
urgent management