Bronchial artery enlargement may be the cause of recurrent haemoptysis in Behcet's syndrome patients with pulmonary artery involvement during follow-up

Esatoglu, S.; Seyahi, Emire; Ugurlu, S.; Gulsen, Fatih; Akman, C.; Cantasdemir, M.; Numan, F.; Tuzun, H.; Melikoglu, M.; Yazici, H.; Hamuryudan, V.

Bronchial artery enlargement may be the cause of recurrent haemoptysis in Behcet's syndrome patients with pulmonary artery involvement during follow-up

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Esatoglu S. N., Seyahi E., Ugurlu S., Gulsen F., Akman C., Cantasdemir M., ...More

CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RHEUMATOLOGY, vol.34, no.6, 2016 (SCI-Expanded)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 34 Issue: 6
Publication Date: 2016
Journal Name: CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RHEUMATOLOGY
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective. Haemoptysis occurring in a Behvet's syndrome (BS) patient with pulmonary artery involvement (PM) during follow-up is usually regarded as PM relapse. However, bronchial artery enlargement (BAE) may be the source of haemoptysis in some patients.