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Case Reports
. 2003 Aug;42(8):696-9.
doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.42.696.

Successful treatment with corticosteroid in a case of Behçet's syndrome with multiple esophageal ulcerations

Masanori Yasuo  1 , Hideharu Miyabayashi, Tomomi Okano, Hajime Aoki, Kazuo Ichikawa, Yoshiki Hirose
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Case Reports

Successful treatment with corticosteroid in a case of Behçet's syndrome with multiple esophageal ulcerations

Masanori Yasuo et al. Intern Med. 2003 Aug.
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Abstract

A 59-year-old woman was diagnosed with incomplete type Behçet's syndrome in 1994. The patient was hospitalized with pharyngitis and fever in August 2000, and was treated using non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). Symptoms improved and she was discharged. After only 3 weeks, she reported swallowing disturbance due to retrosternal pain. Esophagoscopy revealed multiple shallow oval ulcerations in the middle esophagus. Colonoscopy revealed aphthous lesions in the rectum. Prednisolone (0.5 mg/kg) was initiated for treatment of esophageal involvement. Symptoms gradually improved and subsequent esophagoscopy revealed complete healing of esophageal ulcerations.

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