Abstract
We report a case of intestinal Behcet's disease in a male whose chief complaints were sore throat and fever. A 25-year-old man presented with multiple stomatitis, genital ulcers and erythema of the extremities. Based on these symptoms, he was thus suspected to have Behcet's disease on the first visit. He began to complain of pain of in the ileocecal region one day after admission, which gradually increased and analgesics had no effect. An X-ray examination of the chest revealed a perforation of the digestive organ, as a result, an emergency operation was performed at the same day. We recognized a perforation at the ileocecal region and numerous ulcers around it. We diagnosed the patient to have intestinal-Behcet's disease and treated him with steroids after the operation. The various symptoms consequently disappeared soon thereafter, and he has not shown any clinical signs of recurrence for one year postoperatively.
