A toddler with recurrent oral and genital ulcers

Clin Rheumatol. 2007 Jun;26(6):969-70. doi: 10.1007/s10067-006-0212-7. Epub 2006 May 24.

Abstract

In western countries, when a child presents with recurrent oral ulcers and colitis, the diagnosis of Crohn's disease is mostly made. In our patient, the diagnosis was Behçet's disease with gastrointestinal manifestations. Behçet's disease with gastrointestinal manifestations has a similar clinical presentation to Crohn's disease, but there is more organ involvement and the prognosis is more severe in the former. Because there is limited experience in the treatment of Behçet's disease in the paediatric population, successful and unsuccessful treatment modalities in both paediatric and adult populations should be reported.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Antirheumatic Agents / therapeutic use
  • Behcet Syndrome / complications*
  • Behcet Syndrome / diagnosis
  • Behcet Syndrome / drug therapy
  • Colitis, Ulcerative / etiology*
  • Crohn Disease / diagnosis
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Failure to Thrive / etiology*
  • Female
  • Fissure in Ano / etiology*
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Oral Ulcer / etiology*
  • Perineum / pathology
  • Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / antagonists & inhibitors*

Substances

  • Antirheumatic Agents
  • Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha