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 · December 2014
Pages
318-320
History
Published Online
December 31, 2014
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Affiliations
1
Özgür Ulaş ÖZCAN
Department of Cardiology, Medical Faculty of Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey
2
Adalet GÜRLEK
Department of Cardiology, Medical Faculty of Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey
3
Görkem YILDIZ
Department of Cardiology, Medical Faculty of Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey
4
İrem Müge AKBULUT
Department of Cardiology, Medical Faculty of Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey
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Eralp TUTAR
Department of Cardiology, Medical Faculty of Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey
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Çetin EROL
Department of Cardiology, Medical Faculty of Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey
Cite this Article
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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