Hughes-Stovin syndrome is a rare autoimmune disorder of unknown cause that is characterized by the combination of multiple pulmonary artery aneurysms and deep vein thrombosis. It is named after the two British physicians, John Patterson Hughes and Peter George Ingle Stovin, who first described it in 1959. It is a rare variant of Behçet`s disease....
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<syndrome> A syndrome characterised by aneurysms of the large and small pulmonary artery and thrombosis of peripheral veins and dural sinuses. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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(hūz sto´vin) thrombosis of the pulmonary arteries and peripheral veins, characterized by headache, fever, cough, papilledema, and hemoptysis.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: hyūhs stō′vin Definitions: 1. syndrome characterized by aneurysms of the large and small pulmonary arteries and thrombosis of peripheral veins and dural sinuses.
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