Massive hemoptysis secondary to Behçet's aneurysm controlled with endobronchial balloon lung isolation: Case report and review of literature

Ali Al Bshabshe; Amer Assiri; Mansour Somaily

doi:10.1016/j.rmcr.2020.101105

Massive hemoptysis secondary to Behçet's aneurysm controlled with endobronchial balloon lung isolation: Case report and review of literature

Respir Med Case Rep. 2020 May 28:30:101105. doi: 10.1016/j.rmcr.2020.101105. eCollection 2020.

Authors

Ali Al Bshabshe¹, Amer Assiri², Mansour Somaily³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, Critical Care Division, College of Medicine, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia.
² Department of Medicine Division of Critical Care, King Khalid University Medical City, Abha, Saudi Arabia.
³ Department of Medicine Rheumatology Division, King Khalid University Medical City, Abha, Saudi Arabia.

Abstract

Behçet's disease (BD) is a multisystem disorder with various clinical presentations. Herein, we present a lethal complication associated with pulmonary artery aneurysm due to BD, resulting in massive hemoptysis that was controlled using endobronchial balloon lung isolation.

Keywords: Behçet's disease; Endobronchial balloon; Fiberoptic bronchoscopy; Lung isolation; Massive hemoptysis.

Publication types

Case Reports