Clin Colon Rectal Surg 2015; 28(02): 099-102
DOI: 10.1055/s-0035-1547336
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Behcet Colitis

Anne B. Chin
1   Department of Surgery, Medstar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, District of Columbia
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Anjali S. Kumar
2   Section of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Medstar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, District of Columbia
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Publikationsdatum:
25. Mai 2015 (online)

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Abstract

Behcet disease (BD) is a chronic, multisystem, inflammatory disease characterized by variable clinical manifestations involving systemic vasculitis of both the small and large blood vessels. The majority of BD patients present with recurrent oral ulcers in combination with other manifestations of the disease, including genital ulcers, skin lesions, arthritis, uveitis, thrombophlebitis, gastrointestinal or central nervous system involvement. Gastrointestinal BD occurs in 3 to 25% of the BD patients and shares many clinical characteristics with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Consequently, the differentiation between IBD and gastrointestinal manifestation of BD is very difficult. Intestinal BD should be considered in patients who present with abdominal pain, diarrhea, weight loss, and rectal bleeding who are susceptible or at a risk for intestinal BD.