Gastrointestinal features of Behçet syndrome
Gastrointestinal ulceration in Behçet syndrome can cause colicky abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea and bleeding (mimicking inflammatory bowel disease). There are many differential diagnoses for the gastrointestinal symptoms associated with Behçet syndrome, so gastrointestinal involvement requires endoscopic confirmationHatemi, 2018. Refer to a gastroenterologist if endoscopy is needed.
Most patients with gastrointestinal features of Behçet syndrome have a mild disease course, although life-threatening complications such as intestinal perforation, perianal or entero-enteric fistulae and intestinal bleeding can occur.