A Case of Suspected Behcet's Desease Diagnosed by Manifestation of Pulmonary Artery Aneurysm.

Kim, Hoon Soo; Cho, Jae Hwa; Yang, Moon Hee; Kim, Hyun Jeong; Park, Byung Joon; Kim, Young Shin; Ryu, Jeong Seon; Lee, Hong Lyeol; Yoon, Yong Han

doi:2002.52.4.405

Tuberc Respir Dis > Volume 52(4); 2002 > Article

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Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 2002;52(4):405-410.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4046/trd.2002.52.4.405 Published online April 1, 2002.

A Case of Suspected Behcet's Desease Diagnosed by Manifestation of Pulmonary Artery Aneurysm.

Hoon Soo Kim, Jae Hwa Cho, Moon Hee Yang, Hyun Jeong Kim, Byung Joon Park, Young Shin Kim, Jeong Seon Ryu, Hong Lyeol Lee, Yong Han Yoon

¹Department of Internal Medicine, College of medicine, Inha University, Incheon, Korea. jaehwa.Cho@inha.ac.kr
²Department of Chest Surgery, College of medicine, Inha University, Incheon, Korea.

Abstract

Behcet's disease is a chronic systemic inflammatory disorder with an unknown etiology. It affects many organs and is characterized by recurrent attacks. Pulmonary artery aneurysms occur more frequent in males, and it is o ne of the rare pulmonary complications of Behcet's disease. It has a poor and prognosis, and is also one of the leading causes of death from Behcet's disease. Here we report a case of suspected Behcet's disease diagnosed by a manifestation of a pulmonary artery aneurysm in a 37-year-old woman.

Key Words: Pulmonary artery aneurysm, Suspected Behcet's disease, Woman