Behcet colitis. [Review]

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Citation: Clinics in Colon & Rectal Surgery. 28(2):99-102, 2015 Jun.PMID: 26034406Institution: MedStar Washington Hospital CenterDepartment: Surgery/Colorectal SurgeryForm of publication: Journal ArticleMedline article type(s): Journal Article | ReviewSubject headings: IN PROCESS -- NOT YET INDEXEDYear: 2015ISSN:
  • 1530-9681
Name of journal: Clinics in colon and rectal surgeryAbstract: 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.All authors: Chin AB, Kumar ASFiscal year: FY2015Digital Object Identifier: Date added to catalog: 2020-12-29
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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.

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