Korean J Gastrointest Endosc.
1997 Aug;17(4):513-516.
A Case of Esophageal Ucerations in Behcet's Disease its Endoscopic Finding
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- 1Department of Internal Medicine, Kwang Hyae General Hospital, Pusan, Korea.
- 2Department of Pathology, Kwang Hyae General Hospital, Pusan, Korea.
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.
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