Gastrointestinal Involvement in Behcet Disease

Hatemi I., Hatemi G., Celik A. F.

RHEUMATIC DISEASE CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA, cilt.44, sa.1, ss.45-65, 2018 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 44 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2018
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.rdc.2017.09.007
  • Dergi Adı: RHEUMATIC DISEASE CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.45-65
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Behcet syndrome, Mouth diseases, Intestinal diseases, Gastrointestinal diseases, Epidemiology, Colonoscopy, Antirheumatic agents, TNF inhibitors, DAGGER-ETS DISEASE, SINGLE-CENTER EXPERIENCE, GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION, VIDEO CAPSULE ENDOSCOPY, TERM CLINICAL-OUTCOMES, CROHNS-DISEASE, ESOPHAGEAL INVOLVEMENT, INTESTINAL INVOLVEMENT, RECTOVAGINAL FISTULA, CONSENSUS STATEMENTS
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi-Cerrahpaşa Adresli: Evet

Özet

Behcet disease (BD) is a variable vessel vasculitis that can involve several organs and systems. Gastrointestinal (GI) involvement has an acute exacerbating course with ulcers, most commonly in the ileocolonic area. These ulcers can be large and deep, causing perforation and massive bleeding. This article highlights the current knowledge on the epidemiology, clinical findings, diagnosis, and management of GI involvement of BD, with emphasis on recent findings.