Behçet’s disease: Spectrum of MDCT chest and pulmonary angiography findings in patients with chest complaints

Abstract

Objective: The aim of the work was directed to evaluate the value of multi-detector computed tomography pulmonary angiography study in evaluation of known patients with Behcet’s disease. Materials and methods: This study was done retrospectively and included eighteen known patients with Behcet’s disease and referred for MDCT pulmonary angiography. Results: Pulmonary artery aneurysm was the most common finding as it was found in 16 patients, followed by pulmonary embolism which was found in 14 patients, 12 patients with pulmonary hypertension, right ventricular strain in 6 patients, intracardiac thrombus in 4 patients, dilated bronchial arteries in 8 patients, venous occlusion in 4 patients, mosaic attenuation of the lung in 12 patients, pulmonary infarcts in 4 patients, and pleural effusion in 4 patients. Conclusion: MDCT pulmonary angiography is an important diagnostic imaging tool for diagnosis of vascular complications in patients with Behcet’s disease.

Keywords

• Behcet’s disease
• Pulmonary angiography
• MDCT
• Vascular complication