Case Report

A Rare Presentation of Behcet’s Disease Detected Postoperatively

Volume: 14 Number: 6 November 30, 2020
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A Rare Presentation of Behcet’s Disease Detected Postoperatively

Abstract

Behçet’s Disease (BD) is a rare vasculitic disorder that is consists of a triple-symptom complex of recurrent oral aphthous ulcers, genital ulcers, and uveitis. Although BD may present with its common symptoms, it may be appeared with the delayed healing of the wounds caused by environmental factors. 16 year-old-boy operated for noncommunicating hydrocele and short period after discharging, he presented to the emergency room with the complaint of recurrent dehiscence and serous leak of incision although it revised once. After detailed investigations the patient diagnosed as BD and treated with colchicine, so that, Behçet's disease (BD) should also be kept in mind in patients with deficient wound healing, history of surgical interventions and different ulcer lesions after surgery.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Surgery

Journal Section

Case Report

Publication Date

November 30, 2020

Submission Date

February 26, 2020

Acceptance Date

May 12, 2020

Published in Issue

Year 2020 Volume: 14 Number: 6

APA
Kara, Y. A., Güvenç, F. T., Gürkan, A., & Erdoğan, D. (2020). A Rare Presentation of Behcet’s Disease Detected Postoperatively. Türkiye Çocuk Hastalıkları Dergisi, 14(6), 536-537. https://doi.org/10.12956/tchd.681974
AMA
1.Kara YA, Güvenç FT, Gürkan A, Erdoğan D. A Rare Presentation of Behcet’s Disease Detected Postoperatively. Turkish J Pediatr Dis. 2020;14(6):536-537. doi:10.12956/tchd.681974
Chicago
Kara, Yusuf Alper, Fatma Tuğba Güvenç, Asuman Gürkan, and Derya Erdoğan. 2020. “A Rare Presentation of Behcet’s Disease Detected Postoperatively”. Türkiye Çocuk Hastalıkları Dergisi 14 (6): 536-37. https://doi.org/10.12956/tchd.681974.
EndNote
Kara YA, Güvenç FT, Gürkan A, Erdoğan D (November 1, 2020) A Rare Presentation of Behcet’s Disease Detected Postoperatively. Türkiye Çocuk Hastalıkları Dergisi 14 6 536–537.
IEEE
[1]Y. A. Kara, F. T. Güvenç, A. Gürkan, and D. Erdoğan, “A Rare Presentation of Behcet’s Disease Detected Postoperatively”, Turkish J Pediatr Dis, vol. 14, no. 6, pp. 536–537, Nov. 2020, doi: 10.12956/tchd.681974.
ISNAD
Kara, Yusuf Alper - Güvenç, Fatma Tuğba - Gürkan, Asuman - Erdoğan, Derya. “A Rare Presentation of Behcet’s Disease Detected Postoperatively”. Türkiye Çocuk Hastalıkları Dergisi 14/6 (November 1, 2020): 536-537. https://doi.org/10.12956/tchd.681974.
JAMA
1.Kara YA, Güvenç FT, Gürkan A, Erdoğan D. A Rare Presentation of Behcet’s Disease Detected Postoperatively. Turkish J Pediatr Dis. 2020;14:536–537.
MLA
Kara, Yusuf Alper, et al. “A Rare Presentation of Behcet’s Disease Detected Postoperatively”. Türkiye Çocuk Hastalıkları Dergisi, vol. 14, no. 6, Nov. 2020, pp. 536-7, doi:10.12956/tchd.681974.
Vancouver
1.Yusuf Alper Kara, Fatma Tuğba Güvenç, Asuman Gürkan, Derya Erdoğan. A Rare Presentation of Behcet’s Disease Detected Postoperatively. Turkish J Pediatr Dis. 2020 Nov. 1;14(6):536-7. doi:10.12956/tchd.681974

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