A Case of Esophageal Ucerations in Behcet's Disease its Endoscopic Finding.
- Author:
Bong Jin JUNG
1
;
Yong Min SHIN
;
Dong Soo PARK
;
Kyu Sun AHN
;
Oh Young KIM
;
Ju Ho KIM
;
Kwang Ung RI
;
Hyun Taek OH
;
Hae Seoung YOON
;
Hyun I SHON
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Kwang Hyae General Hospital, Pusan, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Behcet's disease;
Esophagus
- MeSH:
Adult;
Deglutition Disorders;
Esophagus;
Female;
Humans;
Mouth;
Oral Ulcer;
Skin;
Ulcer
- From:Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
1997;17(4):513-516
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Behcet's disease is a chronie inflammatory symptom complex consisting of recurrent oral ulcer, genital ulcer, ocular lesion or skin lesion. Intestinal involvement in Behcet's disease most commonly affects the ileocecal region in the patient with gestrointestinal symptoms, But esophageal involvement in Behcet's disease is very uncommon, most commonly affects the midesophagus with localized ulcerative lesion. A 38-Year-old woman with refractory and recurrent oral and genital ulcer was admitted because of aggravation of pharyngodynia and dysphagia. Gastrofiberscopic examination showed multiple, small sized ulcers on oral cavity and mid-to-distal esophagus. She was treated with steroid.
