Behcet's Disease Combined with Various Types of Fistula.
10.3349/ymj.2005.46.5.625
- Author:
Hye Jin CHUNG
1
;
Bon Cheol GOO
;
Ju Hee LEE
;
Dongsik BANG
;
Kwang Hoon LEE
;
Eun So LEE
;
Sungnack LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Biology Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. dbang@yumc.yonsei.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Fistula;
Behcet's disease
- MeSH:
Humans;
Fistula/*etiology/surgery;
Female;
Behcet Syndrome/*complications/pathology;
Adult;
Adolescent
- From:Yonsei Medical Journal
2005;46(5):625-628
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Behcet's disease (BD) is a chronic, relapsing, multisystem disorder, characterized by recurrent oral ulcer, genital ulcers, eye lesion, and skin lesion. The underlying pathology is nonspecific vasculitis of all vessel sizes, and severe vasculitis can result in fistula formation of neighboring tissues due to a necrotic process. Herein, eleven cases of BD combined with fistula are presented. In the present study, various types of fistula were associated; enterocutaneous fistula in six patients, and rectovaginal fistula in two. The other three patients showed aortoduodenal fistula, urethrovaginal fistula and urethrocutaneous fistula. They were treated with a corrective operation, but the prognoses were poor due to frequent relapses.
