The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon, Table of Contents Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2014; 62(05): 456-457DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1364258 Letters to the Editor Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New YorkHughes–Stovin Syndrome: A Rare and Often Overlooked Cause of Hemoptysis and Pulmonary Artery Aneurysms Authors Author Affiliations Shailendra Kapoor 1 Mechanicsville, Virginia, United States Recommend Article Abstract Buy Article(opens in new window) All articles of this category(opens in new window) Full Text References References 1 Papaioannou V, Mikroulis D, Chrysafis I, Fotakis S, Pneumatikos I. Hemoptysis due to a mycotic pulmonary artery aneurysm in an injecting drug user. Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2014; 62: 453-455 2 Al-Jahdali H. Massive hemoptysis and deep venous thrombosis presenting in a woman with Hughes-Stovin syndrome: a case report. J Med Case Reports 2010; 4: 109 3 Choh NA, Jehangir M, Mir KM, Kuchay S, Wani NA. Hughes-Stovin syndrome: a rare cause of hemoptysis. Lung India 2011; 28 (4) 285-286 4 de Vries W, Koppelman GH, Roofthooft MT, Bootsma H, Leijsma MK, Armbrust W. Pulmonary medium vessel vasculitis in an 11 year old boy: Hughes Stovin syndrome as a variant of polyarteritis nodosa?. Pediatric Rheumatology 2011; 9: 1-4 5 Chalazonitis AN, Lachanis SB, Mitseas P , et al. Hughes-Stovin syndrome: a case report and review of the literature. Cases J 2009; 2: 98 6 Kim HO, Kim HC, Park Y , et al. A case of Hughes-Stovin syndrome associated with hyperhomocysteinemia. Clin Rheumatol 2010; 29 (7) 807-809 7 Emad Y, Ragab Y, Shawki Ael-H, Gheita T, El-Marakbi A, Salama MH. Hughes-Stovin syndrome: is it incomplete Behçet's? Report of two cases and review of the literature. Clin Rheumatol 2007; 26 (11) 1993-1996 8 Herb S, Hetzel M, Hetzel J, Friedrich J, Weber J. An unusual case of Hughes-Stovin syndrome. Eur Respir J 1998; 11 (5) 1191-1193 9 Lee J, Noh JW, Hwang JW , et al. Successful cyclophosphamide therapy with complete resolution of pulmonary artery aneurysm in Hughes-Stovin syndrome patient. Clin Rheumatol 2008; 27 (11) 1455-1458 10 Alí-Munive A, Varón H, Maldonado D, Torres-Duque C. Giant aneurysms of the pulmonary artery and peripheral venous thrombosis (Hughes-Stovin syndrome): regression with immunosuppressant therapy [in Spanish]. Arch Bronconeumol 2001; 37 (11) 508-510 11 Tzilalis VD, Vourliotakis G, Tsironis IA, Tsiligiris VD, Brountzos EN. Use of an Amplatzer vascular plug in embolization of a pulmonary artery aneurysm in a case of Hughes-Stovin syndrome: a case report. J Med Case Reports 2011; 5: 1-3 References 1 Uzun O, Akpolat T, Erkan L. Pulmonary vasculitis in Behcet disease: a cumulative analysis. Chest 2005; 127 (6) 2243-2253 2 Hughes JP, Stovin PGI. Segmental pulmonary artery aneurysms with peripheral venous thrombosis. Br J Dis Chest 1959; 53 (1) 19-27 3 Ketchum ES, Zamanian RT, Fleischmann D. CT angiography of pulmonary artery aneurysms in Hughes-Stovin syndrome. AJR Am J Roentgenol 2005; 185 (2) 330-332
