Colonic perforation in Behçet's syndrome

Abstract

A 17-year-old gentleman was admitted to our hospital for headache, the differential diagnosis of which included Behçet's syndrome (BS). He developed an acute abdomen and was found to have air under the diaphragm on erect chest X-ray. Subsequent laparotomy revealed multiple perforations throughout the colon. This report describes an unusual complication of Behcets syndrome occurring at the time of presentation and a review of the current literature of reported cases. © 2008 The WJG Press. All rights reserved.