Abstract
A case of Behçet's syndrome associated with pulmonary artery obstruction and aneurysm was reported.
A 30 year-old man began to have ulcers in the mouth and the scrotum three years prior to admission. On April 17, 1978 he was admitted with complaining of cough, bloody sputumm and high fever. Chest roentgenogram showed abnormal shadows in the middle and lower fields of both lungs. Pulmonary angiography demonstrated the obstruction and aneurysm of the pulmonary arteries. These findings were consistent with a diagnosis of vasculo-Behçet.
Predonisolone was administered, and the symptoms and the pulmonary manifestations improved for a while. Three months after starting treatment, aneurysm in pulmonary artery began to reappear and become larger in spite of continuation of the steroid treatment.
