Colonic perforation in Behçet's syndrome

Catherine M. Dowling; Arnold D.K. Hill; Carmel Malone; John J. Sheehan; Shona Tormey; Kieran Sheahan; Enda McDermott; Niall J. O'Higgins

doi:10.3748/wjg.14.6578

Colonic perforation in Behçet's syndrome

Catherine M. Dowling
, Arnold D.K. Hill
, Carmel Malone
, John J. Sheehan
, Shona Tormey
, Kieran Sheahan
, Enda McDermott
, Niall J. O'Higgins

St Vincent’s University Hospital

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Abstract

A 17-year-old gentleman was admitted to our hospital for headache, the differential diagnosis of which included Behçet's syndrome (BS). He developed an acute abdomen and was found to have air under the diaphragm on erect chest X-ray. Subsequent laparotomy revealed multiple perforations throughout the colon. This report describes an unusual complication of Behcets syndrome occurring at the time of presentation and a review of the current literature of reported cases.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	6578-6580
Number of pages	3
Journal	World Journal of Gastroenterology
Volume	14
Issue number	42
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3748/wjg.14.6578
Publication status	Published - 14 Nov 2008
Externally published	Yes

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Behçet's syndrome
Colonic perforation

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Colonic perforation in Behçet's syndrome

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