Abstract
A case of intestinal Behçet's disease which presented diffuse colonic ulceration is reported.
A 32-year-old man with a one-year history of Behçet's disease was admitted to Gifu University Hospital because of recurrent eye symptoms. During his stay in the Department of Ophthalmology, he complained of right lower abdominal pain and diarrhea. Physical examination showed signs of peritoneal irritation, and laboratory data revealed findings of marked inflammation. However, since there was no sign of intestinal perforation or obsturction on abdominal X-ray film, conservative treatment was employed. Thereafter, his hospital course was uneventful. Barium enema performed three weeks later showed multiple ulcerative lesions of almost the entire colon. The ulcers were oval, punched out and less than 1.5cm in diameter, characteristic of intestinal Behçet's disease.
