Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg.  2014 Apr;47(2):178-180.

Massive Hemoptysis Caused by Atypical Behcet's Disease

• Lee WY
• Hoon CS
• Kim HR

Abstract

Pulmonary and/or bronchial aneurysm with systemic thrombophlebitis can be seen in the case of both Behcet's disease and Hughes-Stovin syndrome. These two diseases may be indistinguishable since the clinical, radiological, and histopathological findings are similar in both cases. In particular, from the perspective of pulmonary involvement, hemoptysis is the leading cause of death in both conditions and is followed by aneurysmal rupture. Here, we report a case in which surgical resection was performed for a patient presenting recurrent hemoptysis as an atypical presentation of Behcet's disease.

Keyword

Pulmonary artery; Aneurysm; Behcet disease; Hughes-Stovin syndrome

MeSH Terms

Aneurysm
Behcet Syndrome
Cause of Death
Hemoptysis*
Humans
Pulmonary Artery
Rupture
Thrombophlebitis