Korean J Gastrointest Endosc > Volume 7(1); 1987 > Article

Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 1987;7(1): 71-74.

대장내시경으로 진단된 맹장을 침범한 Behcet 씨 증후군 1예 ( Colonoscopically Diagnosed Case of Behcet's Syndrome Involving Cecum )

조정곤, 범희승, 최성규, 박일종, 박해옥, 양대현, 김세종, 윤종만, 정상우 (Jung Kon Cho, Hee Seung Bom, Sung Kyeu Choi, Il Chong Park, Hae Ok Park, Dae Hyun Yang, Sei Jong Kim, Chong Mann Yoon and Sang Woo Chung)

Abstract

Authors came acoss a case of Behcet's syndrome involving cecum. The patient was a 33-year-old female. Her chief complaint was right lower quadrant pain, Colonoscopy revealed several ulcerations the base of which was covered by thick whitish coat, They were surrounded by mulitiple nodular masses. Endoscopic biopsy showed noaspecific ulceration. The patient had a history of aphthous ulceration of mouth and external genitalia. So she was diagnosed to have Behcets syndrome. She underwent right hemicolectomy with tetminal ilectomy. We report this case with literiature review.