Hugh-Stovin syndrome: the ‘incomplete Behcet’s disease’. A case study of a young adult with recurrent pulmonary embolism and pulmonary arterial aneurysms

Hugh-Stovin syndrome: the ‘incomplete Behcet’s disease’. A case study of a young adult with recurrent pulmonary embolism and pulmonary arterial aneurysms

Hugh-Stovin Syndrome (HSS) is characterized by recurrent thrombophlebitis and multiple pulmonary and/or bronchial artery aneurysms indistinguishable from the cardiovascular features seen in Behcet’s disease (BD). Our case describes a 30-year-old male with recurrent pulmonary embolism and bilateral p...

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Main Authors: Chinedu Ukemenam, Sivaram Prabhuji Muppaneni, Debapriya De, Alexandre Lacasse
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2021-07-01
Series:Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives
Subjects:
hugh-stovin
thrombophlebitis
pulmonary artery aneurysms
vasculitides
behcet’s disease
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20009666.2020.1816273

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20009666.2020.1816273

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