Behcet's Disease: The Darker side !

Journal: The Journal Of The Association Of Physicians Of India
Published:
Abstract

Behcet's disease (BD) is a chronic inflammatory disease affecting blood vessels throughout the body mainly veins and clinically characterized by oro-genital aphthae ,ophthalmologic involvement ,cutaneous lesions ,articular, neurological involvement and less commonly by gastrointestinal manifestations which may have dreadful complications. Here we report a case of 58 year male with gastrointestinal complications of BD and a rapidly worsening course.

Authors
Arundhati Diwan, Kavita Krishna, Rutuja Sachdeo, Lalit Shimpi
Relevant Conditions

Uveitis, Vasculitis, Behcet Disease