[Diagnosis of intestinal Behçet's disease].
Due to similar manifestations of intestinal Behçet's disease (BD) to those of other colitis such as Crohn's disease or intestinal tuberculosis, it is still challenging for gastroenterologist to accurately diagnose intestinal BD in patients with ileo-colonic ulcers. Moreover, no reliable diagnostic criteria for intestinal BD have been developed yet. Therefore, IBD Study Group of KASID was formulated to establish the guideline for the diagnosis of intestinal BD using a modified Delphi process. The novel diagnostic criteria for intestinal BD were developed based on two aspects; colonoscopic findings and extra-intestinal systemic manifestations, in which patients were categorized into 4 groups including definite, probable, suspected, and non-diagnostic for intestinal BD. Furthermore, Disease Activity Index for intestinal BD was developed through a Korean multicenter study. These diagnostic and disease activity guidelines will contribute to understand intestinal BD.
Cheon
Jae Hee
JH
Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Shin
Sung Jae
SJ
Kim
Sang Woo
SW
Lee
Kang Moon
KM
Kim
Joo Sung
JS
Kim
Won Ho
WH
D001528:Behcet Syndrome / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001774:Blood Chemical Analysis; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003113:Colonoscopy; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D006403:Hematologic Tests; D006801:Humans; D012720:Severity of Illness Index