Case Repotr : A Case of Behcet`s Disease with Both Esophageal and Pharyngeal Ulcers Successfully treated with Steroid and Sulfasalazine

Behcet``s disease is a heterogeneous disease that involves variable organ systems. Gastrointestinal Behcet``s disease is rare and it generally affects the terminal ileum with propagation toward the cecum and ascending colon. Therefore, esophageal ulcer associated with Behcet``s disease has not been...

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Published in:Journal of rheumatic diseases 2014-12, Vol.21 (6), p.311
Main Authors: Ha Yong Yoon, In Jin Cho, Hyun Lee, Yun Jung Choi, Won Seok Lee, Wan Hee Yoo
Format: Article
Language:Korean
Subjects:
Behcet`s disease
Esophageal ulcer
Steroid
Sulfasalazine
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Summary:Behcet``s disease is a heterogeneous disease that involves variable organ systems. Gastrointestinal Behcet``s disease is rare and it generally affects the terminal ileum with propagation toward the cecum and ascending colon. Therefore, esophageal ulcer associated with Behcet``s disease has not been reported frequently. We report an unusual case of Behcet``s disease associated with both esophageal and pharyngeal ulcers. A 64-year-old man was admitted for an evaluation of pharyngeal and substernal discomfort sustained for 3 months. He had no underlying chronic disease; however, he suffered from recurrent oral and genital ulcers for 20 years and had folliculitis-like skin lesions on the face, scalp and trunk. He was diagnosed with Behcet``s disease and gastroesophageal fiberscopy revealed deep ulcers on both the pharynx and upper esophagus. Esophagopharyngeal ulcers were successfully treated with prednisolone, colchicines, dapsone, and sulfasalazine.
ISSN:2093-940X