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Initial CT pulmonary angiography demonstrated multiple bilateral saccular pulmonary artery aneurysms involving the descending and segmental branches, with partial and complete thrombosis. Transthoracic echocardiography revealed an associated right ventricular thrombus.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>The patient required emergency airway protection, blood transfusion and vasopressor support. A multidisciplinary team involving pulmonology, rheumatology, cardiothoracic surgery and interventional radiology was engaged. High-dose systemic corticosteroids and immunosuppressive therapy were initiated for underlying vasculitis. Given the inaccessibility of the aneurysms for surgical repair, endovascular embolisation was recommended as definitive management. Despite transient relapses of haemoptysis during subsequent admissions, the patient was stabilised with aggressive immunosuppression and successfully underwent vascular intervention.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>This case highlights the importance of early recognition of vascular Beh\u00e7et\u2019s disease and Hughes\u2013Stovin syndrome as rare but critical causes of massive haemoptysis in young patients. Hughes\u2013Stovin syndrome is a rare vasculitic disorder characterised by pulmonary artery aneurysms and thrombosis and is considered a cardiovascular variant of Beh\u00e7et\u2019s disease. Rupture of pulmonary artery aneurysms frequently presents with massive haemoptysis and is associated with high mortality. Prompt multidisciplinary management combining immunosuppressive therapy and endovascular intervention is essential to prevent fatal complications.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1136\/bcr-2026-273079","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,1]],"date-time":"2026-07-01T13:27:33Z","timestamp":1782912453000},"page":"e273079","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1136\/crossmarkpolicy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Massive haemoptysis secondary to pulmonary artery aneurysms in Hughes\u2013Stovin syndrome: a variant of Beh\u00e7et\u2019s disease managed with immunosuppression and endovascular embolisation"],"prefix":"10.1136","volume":"19","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0007-4780-0346","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Sandesh","family":"S","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Respiratory Medicine, SDM College of Medical Sciences and Hospital, Dharwad, Karnataka, India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Sanjay","family":"S","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Respiratory Medicine, SDM College of Medical Sciences and Hospital, Dharwad, Karnataka, India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-3731-7629","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Rahul","family":"Bisaralli","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Sri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara College of Medical Sciences and Hospital, Dharwad, Karnataka, India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Usha M K","family":"Sastry","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Pediatric Cardiology, Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"239","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,1]]},"reference":[{"key":"2026070106201121000_19.7.e273079.1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1056\/NEJM199910213411707"},{"key":"2026070106201121000_19.7.e273079.2","first-page":"287","article-title":"Vascular involvement in Beh\u00e7et\u2019s disease","volume":"66","author":"Desbois","year":"2014","journal-title":"Arthritis Rheum"},{"key":"2026070106201121000_19.7.e273079.3","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1097\/00005792-200301000-00006"},{"key":"2026070106201121000_19.7.e273079.4","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.amjmed.2004.05.027"},{"key":"2026070106201121000_19.7.e273079.5","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/S0007-0971(59)80106-6"},{"key":"2026070106201121000_19.7.e273079.6","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","DOI":"10.1186\/1750-1172-6-15","article-title":"Hughes-Stovin syndrome","volume":"6","author":"Khalid","year":"2011","journal-title":"Orphanet J Rare Dis"},{"key":"2026070106201121000_19.7.e273079.7","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"279","DOI":"10.1016\/j.berh.2016.08.002","article-title":"Beh\u00e7et\u2019s disease: How to diagnose and treat vascular involvement","volume":"30","author":"Seyahi","year":"2016","journal-title":"Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol"},{"key":"2026070106201121000_19.7.e273079.8","first-page":"371","article-title":"Pulmonary arterial aneurysms in Beh\u00e7et\u2019s syndrome","volume":"37","author":"Hamuryudan","year":"1994","journal-title":"Arthritis Rheum"},{"key":"2026070106201121000_19.7.e273079.9","first-page":"18005","article-title":"Beh\u00e7et syndrome","volume":"4","author":"Yazici","year":"2018","journal-title":"Nat Rev Dis Primers"},{"key":"2026070106201121000_19.7.e273079.10","first-page":"402","article-title":"Vascular involvement in Beh\u00e7et\u2019s disease","volume":"19","author":"Ko\u00e7","year":"1992","journal-title":"J Rheumatol"},{"key":"2026070106201121000_19.7.e273079.11","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1378\/chest.118.2.479"},{"key":"2026070106201121000_19.7.e273079.12","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1136\/thx.56.7.572"},{"key":"2026070106201121000_19.7.e273079.13","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1378\/chest.127.6.2243"},{"key":"2026070106201121000_19.7.e273079.14","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Khalid U , Saleem T . 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