| Discussion: Differential for lung opacity with hemoptysis includes PTE, pneumonia, vasculitis, AVM, neoplasm and aneurysm.
Behcet's disease an autoimmune disease with spontaneous remissions and relapses. Attacks can last days to weeks and consist of: * Recurrent oral aphthae ( most common and earliest) and genital ulcers * Uveitis or retinal vasculitis * Cutaneous pustular vasculitis and other skin lesions * Arthritis and synovitis (inflamed joint lining) * Gastrointestinal lesions * Vasculitis with venous and arterial thrombosis and aneurysm formation. * Central Nervous System involvement such as meningoencephalitis
Genetically linked to HLA-B51 (particularly in Israel)and pediatric patients are more likely to have a family history of Behcet disease. US = 5 / 100,000 persons / Mediterranean region 1 / 10,000 persons.
There is a higher incidence of antibodies to herpes simplex virus, hepatitis C virus, and parvovirus B19.
Treatment consist of corticosteroids, colchicine and cyclosporine for inflammatory control and surgical resection of aneurysms with graft placement if feasible.
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