Pulmonary complications of Behcet's disease

ERKAN F., Kiyan E., TUNACI A.

CLINICS IN CHEST MEDICINE, cilt.23, sa.2, ss.493-504, 2002 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 23 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2002
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/s0272-5231(01)00014-4
  • Dergi Adı: CLINICS IN CHEST MEDICINE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.493-504
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Pulmonary complications of Behcet's disease, especially pulmonary artery aneurysms, represent an important cause of morbidity and mortality. The nature and severity of complications vary in range from mild hemoptysis, dyspnea, or chest pain to life-threatening hemoptysis. Helical CT and MRI are currently the methods of choice for the diagnosis of pulmonary complications. Corticosteroids and immunosuppressive drugs are the cornerstones of treatment.