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KMID : 0828520110150010053
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Journal of the Korean Geriatrics Society
2011 Volume.15 No. 1 p.53 ~ p.56
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A Case of Behcet Disease with Intestinal Involvement in an Elderly Patient
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Park Jung-Min
Lee Chang-Seog
Kim Min-Sung
Kim Do-Young
Kim Chul-Young
Lim Young-Bae
Kim Kyung-Yeob
Kim Yun-Jung
Seo Ji-Young
Lee Yong-Kyu
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Abstract
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Behcet disease is a multisystemic disorder characterized by a chronic relapsing triple symptom complex of recurrent oral
ulceration, genital ulceration, and ocular inflammation. The onset of Behcet disease is rare in old age as is whole colon
involvement. We recently saw a 78-year-old female patient examined to have intestinal Behcet disease with diffuse colon ulcers. She was admitted due to multiple oral ulcers, genital ulcers, low abdominal pain, and hematochezia. Colonoscopy showed multiple well-demarcated, large, deep, bleeding ulcers from the cecum into the descending colon. The patient was diagnosed with Behcet disease and treated with steroid, colchicine, and mesalazine. This paper describes a case of Behcet disease with unusual intestinal distribution.
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KEYWORD
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Behcet disease, Old age, Colon
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