Behcet's disease with multiple sites of gastrointestinal involvement

A 40-year-old man with Behcet's disease had esophageal, ileal, and colonic ulcerations complicated by gastrointestinal bleeding and perforation. Ileocolonic resection was followed by recurrence of intestinal ulcerations with peritonitis and death. Gastrointestinal Behcet's disease shows a...

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Published inSouthern medical journal (Birmingham, Ala.) Vol. 75; no. 11; p. 1405
Main Authors Griffin, Jr, J W, Harrison, H B, Tedesco, F J, Mills, 4th, L R
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.11.1982
Subjects
Adult
Behcet Syndrome - diagnosis
Behcet Syndrome - surgery
Colon - surgery
Colostomy
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage - etiology
Humans
Ileum - pathology
Ileum - surgery
Intestinal Perforation - etiology
Male
Recurrence
Ulcer - surgery
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Summary:A 40-year-old man with Behcet's disease had esophageal, ileal, and colonic ulcerations complicated by gastrointestinal bleeding and perforation. Ileocolonic resection was followed by recurrence of intestinal ulcerations with peritonitis and death. Gastrointestinal Behcet's disease shows a wide range of sites of involvement and types of lesions. Specific therapy is lacking, and surgical resection of involved organs is complicated by a high recurrence rate.
ISSN:0038-4348
DOI:10.1097/00007611-198211000-00026