Extensive gastrointestinal involvement in Behcet's syndrome - a case report

ABSTRACT

Behcet's syndrome is a relatively rare entity, originally characterized by a diagnostic triad of oral and genital ulceration with ocular abnormalities. Since the syndrome was described in 1937 by Behcet, a Turkish dermatologist, many papers have described multisystemic involvement in the disease. Recognized clinical features include arthritis, arterial thrombosis, encephalitis, cardiomyopathy, erythema nodosum, amyloidosis, g!omerulonephritis, and pneumonitis. We report here a case of Behcet's syndrome in 29 year old male presenting with orogenital as well as colonic ulcers