The vascular lesions in Behçet's disease
Date
1991-01-01
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Verlag Hans Huber
Abstract
Vascular lesions in Behcet's disease are generally localized in the venous system: up to 24% of the cases reported in the literature are accompanied by thrombosis/thrombophlebitis. Reports of arterial involvement are rare but have increased during the last decade. Surgical treatments of arterial aneurysms and and occlusions are often followed by recurrences due to progression or relapses of the inflammatory vessel wall lesions. Aneurysms of the pulmonary artery are rare. They may be complicated by thrombosis within the aneurysm and massive hemoptysis due to bronchial erosion and formation of an arterio-bronchial fistula. 27 cases of Behcet's disease are reported.
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Cardiovascular system & cardiology, Involvement, Aneurysms
Citation
Özer, Z. G. vd. (1991). ''The vascular lesions in Behçet's disease''. Vasa-Journal of Vascular Diseases, 20(2), 181-185.