Huge pulmonary artery aneurysm
AM Hammad, SM Al-Qahtani, MA Al-Zahrani
Pulmonary artery aneurysms (PAAs) are uncommon entities. PAAs
are caused mostly by trauma (often iatrogenic), infections and Behcet's
disease (BD). Less common causes are pulmonary hypertension, congenital
heart disease and neoplasm. BD is a multisystem disorder presenting
with recurrent oral and genital ulcerations, as well as ocular
involvement, and PAA is one of its rare complications. A case of huge
PAA, in which the usual criteria for the clinical diagnosis of BD were
present, is described. Transcatheter embolization resulted in clinical
improvement.
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