Vasculitis & polymyalgia rheumatica
Pulmonary artery involvement due to Behçet's syndrome and Hughes Stovin syndrome: a comparative study
Authors' conclusion
Our study indicates that HSS is indeed an 'incomplete form of BS'.
Study context
- Population
- Hughes-Stovin syndrome (HSS) case reports (2000–2023) and Behçet's syndrome (BS) patients with pulmonary artery involvement at a tertiary centre in Turkey
- Participants
- 58 vs 74
- Exposure
- HSS cases from the literature vs BS patients with pulmonary artery involvement
- HSSn = 58
- BSn = 74reference
- Outcome
- Demographic and clinical features
Methodological detailshead-to-head comparison, single tertiary centre (Turkey)
- Head-to-head comparison
- Single tertiary centre (Turkey)
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Demographic, clinical and histopathological features
- BS and HSS comparable for several demographic, clinical and histopathological features
- Pulmonary artery aneurysms (PAA) significantly more frequent in HSS than in BS
- Isolated pulmonary artery thrombosis (PAT) less common in HSS than in BS
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
- HSS more likely treated with anti-coagulants and vascular or surgical interventions, less likely to receive immunosuppressive treatment, than BS
Original publication
Pulmonary artery involvement due to Behçet's syndrome and Hughes Stovin syndrome: a comparative study. Clin Exp Rheumatol. Published 5 November 2023. doi:10.
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