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Diagnosing Behçet's disease in the presence of pulmonary artery aneurysm and systemic symptoms: A case report.

Ali Bani Odah, Ameer Awashra, Zaid Sawaftah, Ahmed Sawafta, Omar Sawafta, Jehad Khamaysa, Mohammed Abdalqader, Yazan Ghannam

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Ali Bani OdahDepartment of Medicine, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine.
Ameer AwashraDepartment of Medicine, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0002-5122-8200
Zaid SawaftahDepartment of Medicine, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine.
Ahmed SawaftaDepartment of Medicine, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine.
Omar SawaftaDepartment of Medicine, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine.
Jehad KhamaysaDepartment of Radiology, Tubas Turkish Governmental Hospital, Tubas, Palestine.
Mohammed AbdalqaderDepartment of Internal Medicine, Tubas Turkish Governmental Hospital, Tubas, Palestine.
Yazan GhannamDepartment of Internal Medicine, Tubas Turkish Governmental Hospital, Tubas, Palestine.

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Abstract

Behçet's disease is a chronic inflammatory disorder that often presents with a triad of uveitis, oral aphthous ulcers, and genital ulcerations, along with systemic manifestations such as vascular involvement. We report a case of a 36-year-old male with a significant smoking history who presented with recurrent hemoptysis and a progressive cough, leading to the diagnosis of Behçet's disease. Physical examination and imaging studies revealed aphthous and genital ulcerations, erythematous nodules, and a pulmonary artery aneurysm. Elevated inflammatory markers supported the diagnosis and treatment with methylprednisolone and infliximab resulted in clinical improvement. The management of pulmonary artery aneurysm in Behçet's disease includes both medical and interventional strategies, with endovascular interventions like coil embolization being crucial for managing life-threatening hemoptysis or aneurysm rupture.

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Behçet’s diseasepulmonary artery aneurysmrecurrent hemoptysis

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PMID39314215
PMCPMC11418237

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