Abstract
Five cases of intestinal Behcet's disease in 2 males and 3 females were reported. The patients experienced the onset of symptoms at the ages of 10 to 35 years. Initial symptoms included oral ulceration in 4 and arthralgia in one patient. As the major symptoms, oral ullceration was seen in all the 5 patients, skin lesion in 4, and genital ulceration in 3, while none had iritis. The minor symptoms, in addition to intestinal complaints, included arthritis in 3 patients. Operative treatment was necessary in all but one patient who responded well to conservative treatment. There has been no recurrence after right hemicolectomy. Two out of the 4 patients underwent emergent operation because of perforation or penetration of the ulcer. Elective operation for a recurrence of the disease was undertaken in the remaining 2 patients who had undergone the initial operation elsewhere. Among of them an interesting case in a 31-year-old woman, who delivered a child by Caesarean section during active phase of the disease, was reported in details.
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