Management of Pulmonary Artery Aneurysm and Intracardiac Thrombus in a Young Male With Behcet's Disease

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Ozcan O. U., Gurlek A., Yildiz G., AKBULUT KOYUNCU İ. M., TUTAR D. E., EROL Ç.

ARCHIVES OF RHEUMATOLOGY, cilt.29, sa.4, ss.318-320, 2014 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus, TRDizin) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 29 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2014
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5606/archrheumatol.2014.4186
  • Dergi Adı: ARCHIVES OF RHEUMATOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.318-320
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Behcet's disease, intracardiac thrombus, pulmonary artery aneurysm, INVOLVEMENT, ADOLESCENT
  • Açık Arşiv Koleksiyonu: AVESİS Açık Erişim Koleksiyonu
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Pulmonary artery aneurysm associated with intracardiac thrombus is a rare complication of Behcet's disease. In this article, we report a 26-year-old male admitted with massive hemoptysis. Pulmonary computed tomography angiogram demonstrated pulmonary artery aneurysm with thrombus. Echocardiography revealed a mobile right ventricular thrombus. The patient was treated with corticosteroids, cyclophosphamide, azathioprine, and colchicine without anticoagulant therapy. During follow-up, pulmonary artery aneurysm regressed, and no bleeding or thromboembolic event was observed.