title: Colonic perforation in Behcet's syndrome.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, St. Vincents University Hospital, Elm Park, Dublin 4, Ireland. kathdowling@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Catherine-M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Dowling
authors.forename: Arnold-Dk
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Hill
authors.forename: Carmel
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Malone
authors.forename: John-J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Sheehan
authors.forename: Shona
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tormey
authors.forename: Kieran
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sheahan
authors.forename: Enda
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: McDermott
authors.forename: Niall-J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: O'Higgins
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001528:Behcet Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D003082:Colectomy; D003106:Colon / Q000293:injuries*; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006801:Humans; D007081:Ileostomy; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014456:Ulcer / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000925:Anticoagulants; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents