Behçet's disease combined with various types of fistula.
Behçet's disease (BD) is a chronic, relapsing, multisystem disorder, characterized by recurrent oral ulcer, genital ulcers, eye lesion, and skin lesion. The underlying pathology is nonspecific vasculitis of all vessel sizes, and severe vasculitis can result in fistula formation of neighboring tissues due to a necrotic process. Herein, eleven cases of BD combined with fistula are presented. In the present study, various types of fistula were associated; enterocutaneous fistula in six patients, and rectovaginal fistula in two. The other three patients showed aortoduodenal fistula, urethrovaginal fistula and urethrocutaneous fistula. They were treated with a corrective operation, but the prognoses were poor due to frequent relapses.
Chung
Hye Jin
HJ
Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Biology Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 134 Shinchon-dong, Seodaemun- gu, Seoul 120-752, Korea.
Goo
Bon Cheol
BC
Lee
Ju Hee
JH
Bang
Dongsik
D
Lee
Kwang Hoon
KH
Lee
Eun-So
ES
Lee
Sungnack
S
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001528:Behcet Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005402:Fistula / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans