A Rare Case of Vasculitis Patched Necrosis of Cecum due to Behçet’s Disease

A Rare Case of Vasculitis Patched Necrosis of Cecum due to Behçet’s Disease

Isolated cecal necrosis is a rare form of acute ischemic colitis and a rare cause of surgical abdomen. Behçet’s disease is a multisystemic autoimmune condition which can induce vasculitis. This can result in cecal necrosis while disease involves colon vessels. We describe a patient with complicated...

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Main Authors: Ehsan Shahverdi, Mehdi Morshedi, Faraneh Oraei-Abbasian, Maryam Allahverdi Khani, Roya Khodayarnejad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2017-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Surgery
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/1693737
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