Ileal ring ulcers in behcet syndrome

Frequency of ocular involvement in 100 cases of Behcet syndrome in Babol, North of Iran

Background: Behcet syndrome is a recurrent inflammatory disorder that frequently involves the ocular system. The purpose of this study was to determine the frequency of ocular involvement in cases of Behcet's disease in Babol, north of Iran. Methods: From April 2003 to December 2009, 100 cases of behcet's disease who were admitted at the Department of Ophthalmology and Internal Medicine of Babo...

Delayed Vasospasm after Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage in Behcet Syndrome.

A man visited the emergency room with a headache. Brain computed tomography showed aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) and multiple aneurysms. After aneurysm clipping surgery, the patient was discharged. After 5 days, he was admitted to the hospital with skin ulceration and was diagnosed with Behcet syndrome. An angiogram taken 7 weeks after aneurysmal SAH showed intracranial vasospasm. Be...

Symptomatic isolated terminal ileal ulcers: etiology and clinical significance

BACKGROUND  With an increasing number of ileal intubations, isolated terminal ileal ulcers (ITIU) are frequently found during colonoscopies. The present study aimed at studying the etiology and clinical significance of these ulcers in patients having gastrointestinal symptoms. METHODS  This was a prospective observational study performed on consecutive patients who underwent ileocolonoscopy f...

Behcet colitis.

Behcet disease (BD) is a chronic, multisystem, inflammatory disease characterized by variable clinical manifestations involving systemic vasculitis of both the small and large blood vessels. The majority of BD patients present with recurrent oral ulcers in combination with other manifestations of the disease, including genital ulcers, skin lesions, arthritis, uveitis, thrombophlebitis, gastroin...

Concurrent presence of buccal mucosal and ophthalmologic lesions in Behcet,s syndrome