Abstract
Behcet’s Disease (BD) is currently classified as “variable vessel
vasculitis” (Chapel Hill, 2012). It is a chronic, multisystemic,
inflammatory rheumatic disease. Its main manifestations are
mucocutaneous, neurological, cardiovascular, pulmonary and
musculoskeletal. Vascular involvement of BD, so-called “angio-Behcet”,
appears in 7%-29% of patients. Arterial complications, such as
arterial stenoses, pseudoaneurysms, and ruptures occur in a 1-14% range
and represent a major cause of morbidity and mortality in BD patients.
We, herein, report the case of a large aortic pseudoaneurysm producing
severe pulmonary hypertension in a patient with angio-Behcet who had
previously undergone aortic root replacement.