Duodenal ulcer, hepatic abscesses, and fatal hemobilia with Behcet's syndrome: a case report.

No longer regarded merely as a symptom triad of aphthous stomatitis, genital ulcerations. and eye involvement, Behcet's syndrome (BS) can evolve into a catastrophic multifaceted disease. Recent newly reported manifestations include pancreatiti.s (I), peripheral neuropathy (I), renal involvement (2), perforation of the palate (3). diffuse myositis (4). and ventricular aneurysm (5). Involvement of the intestines, CNS, and vascular system can occur, each with a frequency of about 10%. These compHcation.s account for most of the mortality (6). We report a patient with fatal spontaneous hemobilia as an unusua! complication of BS. Other noteworthy features in our case are .splenomegaly and autopsy demonstration of unsuspected pancreatitis and myocarditis.