Open AccessBehcet’s disease manifesting as esophageal variceal bleeding: A case report
Author(s) -
Wen-Xing Xie,
Haitao Jiang,
Guoqing Shi,
Yang Liu,
Hong Wang
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
world journal of clinical cases
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.368
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 2307-8960
DOI - 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i12.2854
Subject(s) - medicine , behcet's disease , disease , behcet disease , surgery , dermatology , gastroenterology
Behcet's disease (BD) is a chronic disease characterized by oral and vulvar ulcers as well as eye and skin damage and involves multiple systems. It presents as an alternating process of repeated attacks and remissions. Esophageal venous rupture and bleeding caused by BD is rarely reported at home and abroad. This paper reports a case of bleeding from oesophageal varices caused by BD, aiming to provide an additional dimension for considering the cause of bleeding from esophageal varices in the future.