A CASE OF INTESTINAL BEHCET'S DISEASE SUCCESSFULLY TREATED WITH AZATHIOPRINE THERAPY

Akira ANDOH; Izumi ISHIZUKA; Yorihiro NISHIYAMA; Yuuki KISHI; Kouhei YOSHIKAWA; Tomoyuki TSUJIKAWA; Shigeki KOYAMA; Yoshihide FUJIYAMA

doi:10.11280/gee1973b.45.1056

Akira ANDOH, Izumi ISHIZUKA, Yorihiro NISHIYAMA, Yuuki KISHI, Kouhei YOSHIKAWA, Tomoyuki TSUJIKAWA, Shigeki KOYAMA, Yoshihide FUJIYAMA

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2003 Volume 45 Issue 6 Pages 1056-1060

DOI https://doi.org/10.11280/gee1973b.45.1056

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A 35-year-old man was diagnosed as intestinal Behget's disease. Colonoscopy revealed agiant deep ulcer with edematous round wall at the cecum. He was intolerable to corticosteroid, and both colchicine and 5-aminosalicylic acid derivatives had no effect. However, treatmentwith azathioprine(50 my/day) induced a rapid improvernent of gastrointestinal symptoms andamarked reduction in size of the cecal lesion.

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