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Review
. 2008 Nov 14;14(42):6578-80.
doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.6578.

Colonic perforation in Behcet's syndrome

Catherine-M Dowling  1 , Arnold-Dk Hill, Carmel Malone, John-J Sheehan, Shona Tormey, Kieran Sheahan, Enda McDermott, Niall-J O'Higgins
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Review

Colonic perforation in Behcet's syndrome

Catherine-M Dowling et al. World J Gastroenterol. .

Abstract

A 17-year-old gentleman was admitted to our hospital for headache, the differential diagnosis of which included Behcet's syndrome (BS). He developed an acute abdomen and was found to have air under the diaphragm on erect chest X-ray. Subsequent laparotomy revealed multiple perforations throughout the colon. This report describes an unusual complication of Behcets syndrome occurring at the time of presentation and a review of the current literature of reported cases.

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Figure 1
MRI post contrast with “Empty Delta” sign indicating a cerebral venous thrombosis.
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Figure 2
Erect chest X-ray demonstrating free air under the right hemidiaphragm.
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Figure 3
Punched-out ulcer at laparotomy.
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Figure 4
Microscopic specimen demonstrating loss of normal mucosa.
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