Open AccessRight hilar mass with hemoptysis: An unusual presentation of uncommon disorder
Author(s) -
Asmita Mehta,
Wesley Jose,
Balamugesh,
DJ Christopher
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
lung india
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.457
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 0974-598X
pISSN - 0970-2113
DOI - 10.4103/0970-2113.85698
Subject(s) - medicine , erythema nodosum , behcet's disease , differential diagnosis , uveitis , dermatology , presentation (obstetrics) , radiological weapon , lesion , sarcoidosis , lung , disease , pathology , radiology , ophthalmology
Common differential diagnosis of lung and hilar opacity includes infectious pathology or a mitotic lesion. Behcet's disease (BD) is a rarely diagnosed disease in Indian subcontinent. BD is a multisystem inflammatory disorder that presents with recurrent orogenital ulceration, uveitis, and erythema nodosum. We present here the case of a patient who presented with recurrent hemoptysis with radiological picture of hilar mass, during the evaluation of which the diagnosis of BD was established.