Case Report: Upadacitinib treatment for Behçet’s syndrome with intestinal damage

We report the case of a 17-year-old male presenting with recurrent, debilitating oral and genital ulcerations. Diagnostic evaluation confirmed multisystemic Behçet's syndrome with multifocal intestinal involvement. Following the exclusion of infectious contraindications, the patient was initiated on upadacitinib (15 mg daily) as a primary systemic intervention. Remarkable clinical remission of mucocutaneous and gastrointestinal ulcerations was achieved within 1 month. Sustained improvement was observed during subsequent follow-up, suggesting that upadacitinib may serve as an effective therapy for multisystemic Behçet's syndrome in adolescent patients.

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Frontiers in Medicine
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2026-04-17
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https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2026.1808317
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Ocular Diseases and Behçet’s Syndrome
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Case Report: Upadacitinib treatment for Behçet’s syndrome with intestinal damage

Jianjun Yan, Yingying Sun, Ling Yuan
Frontiers in Medicine
Ocular Diseases and Behçet’s Syndrome
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Case Report: Upadacitinib treatment for Behçet’s syndrome with intestinal damage

Jianjun Yan, Yingying Sun, Ling Yuan
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Abstract

We report the case of a 17-year-old male presenting with recurrent, debilitating oral and genital ulcerations. Diagnostic evaluation confirmed multisystemic Behçet's syndrome with multifocal intestinal involvement. Following the exclusion of infectious contraindications, the patient was initiated on upadacitinib (15 mg daily) as a primary systemic intervention. Remarkable clinical remission of mucocutaneous and gastrointestinal ulcerations was achieved within 1 month. Sustained improvement was observed during subsequent follow-up, suggesting that upadacitinib may serve as an effective therapy for multisystemic Behçet's syndrome in adolescent patients.

Frontiers in MedicineVol. 13
Shandong Provincial Hospital (CN), Shandong First Medical University (CN)
Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province
Good health and well-being
Openalex Percentile: Top 14%
Ocular Diseases and Behçet’s Syndrome
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