Abstract
Pulmonary artery aneurysm associated with intracardiac thrombus is a rare complication of Behçet’s disease. In this article, we report a 26-yearold 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.
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Journal
Archives of Rheumatology
Volume / Issue
Volume 29 · Issue 4
Pages
318-320
History
Published Online
December 31, 2014
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Özgür Ulaş ÖZCAN
Department of Cardiology, Medical Faculty of Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey
Adalet GÜRLEK
Department of Cardiology, Medical Faculty of Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey
Görkem YILDIZ
Department of Cardiology, Medical Faculty of Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey
İrem Müge AKBULUT
Department of Cardiology, Medical Faculty of Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey
Eralp TUTAR
Department of Cardiology, Medical Faculty of Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey
Çetin EROL
Department of Cardiology, Medical Faculty of Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey
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Özgür Ulaş ÖZCAN, Adalet GÜRLEK, Görkem YILDIZ, İrem Müge AKBULUT, Eralp TUTAR, & Çetin EROL. (2014). Management of Pulmonary Artery Aneurysm and Intracardiac Thrombus in a Young Male With Behçet’s Disease. Archives of Rheumatology, 29(4), 318–320. https://doi.org/10.5606/ArchRheumatol.2014.4186
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