Colonoscopically Diagnosed Case of Behcet's Syndrome Involving Cecum.
- Author:
Jung Kon CHO
;
Hee Seung BOM
;
Sung Kyeu CHOI
;
Il Chong PARK
;
Hae Ok PARK
;
Dae Hyun YANG
;
Sei Jong KIM
;
Chong Mann YOON
;
Sang Woo CHUNG
- Publication Type:Original Article
- MeSH:
Adult;
Behcet Syndrome*;
Biopsy;
Cecum*;
Colonoscopy;
Female;
Genitalia;
Humans;
Mouth;
Stomatitis, Aphthous;
Ulcer
- From:Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
1987;7(1):71-74
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Authors came acoss a case of Behcet's syndrome involving cecum. The patient was a 33-year-old female. Her chief complaint was right lower quadrant pain, Colonoscopy revealed several ulcerations the base of which was covered by thick whitish coat, They were surrounded by mulitiple nodular masses. Endoscopic biopsy showed noaspecific ulceration. The patient had a history of aphthous ulceration of mouth and external genitalia. So she was diagnosed to have Behcets syndrome. She underwent right hemicolectomy with tetminal ilectomy. We report this case with literiature review.
