A Case of Behcet's Disease with Pleural Effusion.

Han, Yo Seb; Yoo, Jee Hong; Noh, Jung Hyun; Nam, Ki Deuk; Kang, Hong Mo; Lee, Mu Hyoung

doi:1999.47.6.850

Tuberc Respir Dis > Volume 47(6); 1999 > Article

Case Report

Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 1999;47(6):850-856.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4046/trd.1999.47.6.850 Published online December 1, 1999.

A Case of Behcet's Disease with Pleural Effusion.

Yo Seb Han, Jee Hong Yoo, Jung Hyun Noh, Ki Deuk Nam, Hong Mo Kang, Mu Hyoung Lee

¹Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Kyung-Hee University, Seoul, Korea. honglung@chollian.net
²Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, Kyung-Hee University, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

Behcet's disease is a complex multisystem disease that features recurrent aphthous stomatitis, recurrent genital ulcerations, and eye lesions(uveitis or chorioretinitis). Among the systemic manifestat ions, pulmonary involvement is known to be rare and only a few cases have been documented. The most important features of pulmonary lesions in Behcet's disease are recurrent hemoptysis, which is often massive, and fatal pleuritic chest pain and recurrent high fever and fleeting nature of the pulmonary infiltrates. We report a case of Behcet's disease manifestated as high fever and pleural effusions which was complicated by pulmonary infarction ans a result of pulmonary arteritis.

Key Words: Behcet's disease, Pleural effusion